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Pittsburgh healthcare logistics platform receives patent approval for endoscope storage
Pittsburgh-based logistics platform Mobile Aspects has received patent approval for its iRIScope system, an endoscope storage cabinet that uses automated-channel drying and RFID technology.
Cyberattack cost Tenet $100M in Q2
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare estimates the cyberattack it suffered in April cost the company about $100 million during the second quarter, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said during a July 22 earnings call, according to Seeking Alpha.
ASC and other health deals slow in second quarter
Healthcare deals and transactions are down in the first half of 2022 by 23 percent compared to the same time last year, according to an Aug. 4 report from Bloomberg.
Physician group opening ASC in Roswell, New Mexico
A physician group is opening an independent ASC in Roswell, N.M., the Roswell Daily Record reported Aug. 4.
UAB Medicine opening joint venture ASC
Winfield, Ala.-based Northwest Regional Health and UAB Medicine, based in Birmingham, are partnering for a new surgery center.
Ohio medical office complex with ASC sold
A three-building medical office complex in Toledo, Ohio, has been sold, ReBusiness Online reported Aug. 3.
HCA Healthcare’s last 5 years: A recap
Nashville,Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare operates 184 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care, including ASCs, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers and physician clinics in 21 states and the United Kingdom.
Cost of colonoscopy with biopsy by state
Iowa is the least expensive state in the U.S. to undergo a colonoscopy with a biopsy, according to Sidecar Health’s care calculator.
USPI, Surgery Partners & more: 5-year growth breakdown of ASC companies
Here’s a growth breakdown of five of the largest ASC chains in the last five years:
$38M healthcare fraud scheme lands Miami physician in prison
A Miami physician has been sentenced to federal prison for committing a $38 million healthcare fraud scheme scheme, the Justice Department reported Aug. 3.
