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Centura Mercy Hospital, USPI partner to build Colorado ASC
Durango, Colo.-based Centura Mercy Hospital has partnered with Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International and local physicians to build a new surgery center.
US Digestive Health launches world’s largest installation of AI endoscopy modules
Exton, Pa.-based US Digestive Health is offering patients artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy screenings using the largest installation of GI Genius intelligent endoscopy modules in the world.
ASC investments heat up: 6 deals to know
Outpatient investments are heating up, with many companies looking to ASC chains, physician groups and outpatient properties for financial growth.
Aetna drops prior authorizations for cataract surgery
Aetna will no longer require prior authorization for cataract surgery, according to a July 2022 email from the health insurance company.
Michigan physician acquitted of pill mill charges after 3 years in jail
After awaiting trial without bond for 43 months, Detroit physician Rajendra Bothra, MD, was acquitted June 29 of all charges that he used his pain clinics to illegally prescribe $500 million in opiods, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Rural hospital ASC project gets $1M in state funds
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed legislation that provides $1 million in capital funding for the development of Texas County Memorial Hospital’s ASC, the Houston Herald reported July 4.
5 gastroenterology updates
From the first full multi-organ transplant to treat a rare form of cancer to practice and center openings, here are five gastroenterology updates Becker’s has reported on since June 22:
Georgia physician pleads guilty to illegally prescribing drugs
A pain management physician in Douglas, Ga., has admitted to participating in a drug trafficking scheme that distributed controlled substances from his pain management clinic, The Georgia Virtue reported July 5.
Amazon healthcare moves: 10 things for ASCs to know
Here are 10 Amazon healthcare moves since May 27 for ASC leaders to know:
ASCs operating at ‘breakneck’ speed to compete with HOPD staffing
Sandra Berreth, RN, director of the Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, Calif., joined Becker’s to discuss the solutions to the biggest challenges in ASCs today.
