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$2.5M paid for Iowa property with medical office building

A West Des Moines, Iowa, property with a medical office building was purchased by J4North from Warrington-Revell Properties for $2.5 million, Business Record reported May 25.

25 best states for physicians to practice, per Medscape

Idaho is the best state to practice medicine in 2022, according to Medscape’s rankings released May 20. 

Chicago orthopedic group serving 75% CMS patients sees high growth

Chicago-based Genesis Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is bucking trends by serving one of the specialty’s most underserved population segments — patients on Medicare and Medicaid.

– Florida, Colorado orthopedic surgeons log 1st shoulder replacements with Exactech device

Sean Grey, MD, orthopedic surgeon with Fort Collins, Colo.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies, and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s Bradley Schoch, MD, performed the first total shoulder arthroplasties with orthopedic devicemaker E…

Salary average, leadership moves and more: 5 cardiology updates

Here are five cardiology updates for ASC leaders to know, gleaned from stories Becker’s has covered since May 11:

Surgeon pay hits 2-year high

Annual general surgeon compensation hit a two-year high March 1, according to Kaufman Hall’s “Physician Flash Report” published May 2. 

Surgeon pay hits 2-year high

Annual general surgeon compensation hit a two-year high March 1, according to Kaufman Hall’s “Physician Flash Report” published May 2. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield changes colonoscopy policy after patient complains 

Blue Cross Blue Shield has changed its colonoscopy policy after a patient in Greensboro, N.C., complained about lack of coverage, local CBS affiliate WFMY reported May 23. 

New York to require COVID-19 testing before nonurgent procedures

The New York Department of Health has updated its guidance for nonurgent procedures at ASCs, hospitals, office-based surgical practices and treatment centers, JDSupra reported May 23.

2 tech companies partner to distribute AI polyp detection for colonoscopies

Micro-Tech Endoscopy USA and Wision A.I. partnered to make Micro-Tech the U.S. GI endoscopy distributor of Wision’s EndoScreener, an artificial intelligence-assisted polyp detection software used during colonoscopies.