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Hospitals are snapping up physicians: Who wins?
COVID-19 spurred a sharp increase in mergers and acquisitions, accelerating a trend of consolidation. By the end of 2020, nearly 70 percent of physicians reported being employed by hospitals or corporations.
ASCs are handling more cases: 5 stats on that trend
The average total cases performed by an ASC per day has jumped 10 percent since 2011, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
Exact Sciences sees revenue gains in Q4: 10 things to know
Exact Sciences’ total revenue, excluding COVID-19 testing, surged 16 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a Feb. 22 news release.
7 updates from Capitol Hill
A slew of lawsuits targeting the No Surprises Act and six more updates from the government from the last two weeks:
$1.6M outpatient expansion planned at Kansas hospital
Wichita-based Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center is planning a $1.6 million outpatient expansion, Wichita Business Journal reported Feb. 22.
Mayo Clinic plans $353M hospital connected to ASC
Mayo Clinic is building a hospital connected to a cancer and surgery center in La Crosse, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reported Feb. 22.
7 maxillofacial, oral surgery practices join Oral Surgery Partners
St. Louis-based Oral Surgery Partners is adding seven practices to its network of service locations as it welcomes new CEO John Cline.
Florida company launches 1st of its kind eye clinic inside CVS
An eye clinic specializing in diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration is opening in a Westchase, Fla., CVS location, ABC affiliate WFTS reported Feb 22.
More than 20% of ASC revenue goes to drugs, medical supplies: 10 findings
Not every ASC is built the same, and the gaps in operating revenue between the smallest and the largest can be tens of millions of dollars.
Surgery Center Services of America opening 6 ASCs
Mesa, Ariz.-based Surgery Center Services of America has plans to open six ASCs in the next year, CEO Philip Blair told Becker’s ASC Review.
