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AI-driven healthcare company partners with endoscopy video firm for GI health

Virgo, an endoscopy video technology company, signed an exclusive partnership agreement with AI gastroenterology solutions company Satisfai Health.

4 new joint venture ASC deals

Becker’s has reported on four joint-venture ASC deals in the last 30 days, all involving a health system as one of the partners.

Louisiana cardio ASC performs 1st Pulsar-18 stent procedure in US

Cardiovascular Institute of the South founder and cardiologist Craig Walker, MD, performed the nation’s first stent implant using Biotronik’s Pulsar-18 T3 to treat an artery blockage in the legs, Biz New Orleans reported Aug. 5.

8 gastroenterologists making headlines

Eight gastroenterologists making leadership moves reported by Becker’s since July 19:

Healthcare real estate group rebrands to reflect ASC focus

Leawood, Kan.-based healthcare real estate group Monument Healthcare Development has rebranded from its former name, Astoria Healthcare Properties, HC&O News reported Aug. 8.

Four $50M+ ASC projects in the first week of August

Four ASC projects costing more than $50 million have been announced in the first week of August. 

The downside of private equity for physicians 

While private equity investment can provide stable funding and allow practices to be innovative, it may be incompatible with physician practice ethics and sustainability, the American Medical Association wrote in a recent blog post. 

8 highest paid PA specialities in 2022: Report

Physician assistants have different pay rates based on the states and specialities in which they work, with the highest paid PA specialty being cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, according to a report from Kiiky Wealth.

Becker’s ASC recap: This week’s top 10 stories

Here are the most-read ASC stories published by Becker’s since July 29:

States with the highest percentage of female physicians: Report

In 2022, approximately 37 percent of U.S. physicians are female, with Washington, D.C., having the highest share of female physicians in the country, according to a June report from Statista.