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California ASC sold to hospital system

ASCs Inc., a firm specializing in representing physician-owners who are selling a practice, facilitated the sale of Northridge (Calif.) Surgery Center to a national hospital system.

ASC claims up 47.1% last year: 4 key points

Surgical procedures are moving from hospitals to ASC settings, as healthcare data provider Definitive Healthcare illustrates.

Becker’s 10 worst states for private practice physicians

A physician looking to go into private practice has to think about several factors when settling on a location. Prominent among them are the area’s average pay, regulatory environment, amount of competition and individual insurance market.

Gastro Health breaks into Massachusetts with 3-practice deal

Gastroenterology platform Gastro Health has entered into its seventh state after a three-practice acquisition in Massachusetts, according to a Feb. 3 South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report article.

IRA Capital acquires 86,300 square-foot medical building

Private equity firm IRA Capital acquired Naples (Fla.) Surgical Center for an undisclosed amount.

Colonoscopy costs in ASCs vs. HOPDs

Medicare’s price lookup tool compares cost breakdowns and patient costs for several procedures done at ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, including colonoscopies.

Inflation hits ASCs, physicians hard

The cost of essential goods jumped 7 percent last year, outpacing the reimbursement increases to healthcare providers across the board.

Becker’s Top 10 states for private practice physicians

A physician looking to go into private practice has to think about several factors when settling on a location. Prominent among them are the area’s average pay, amount of competition and individual insurance market.

$13.1M paid to resolve physician kickback claims; whistleblowers get 20%

A pharmaceutical distributor agreed to pay millions to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to physician practices, and the whistleblowers are walking away with nearly 20 percent of the settlement.

3 Piedmont HealthCare ENT surgeons join new North Carolina ASC

Recently opened multispecialty ASC Iredell Surgery at Mooresville (N.C.) is adding three ENT surgeons from Statesville, N.C.-based Piedmont HealthCare, Iredell Free News reported Feb. 2.