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$45M in recent ASC, medical office building sales: 4 deals to know

Here are four recent ASC and medical office building sales from the last two weeks that totaled nearly $45 million:

3 gastroenterology exec moves 

Atlanta-based United Digestive and Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance have both recently named executives. 

Private equity-backed physician groups gain steam: 17 started in the last 5 years

Large physician groups partnering with private equity firms to form managed service organizations have become more common over the last five years.

Is private equity worth it for gastroenterology practices?

Private equity is thriving in gastroenterology, with several equity-backed management groups taking over the market. 

Colorado physician sees increase in at-home colon cancer screenings

A Colorado physician has noticed at-home colon cancer screening becoming more common at his practice, Fox affiliate KDVR reported April 27.

Good and bad news for surgery centers: 10 notes

Surgery center owners see many positive headwinds over the next year, but there are also challenges. Here are five pieces of good news and five pieces of bad news to know.

USPI, SCA, Surgery Partners & more: 8 things large ASC companies did in the last 89 days

Here are eight updates from some of the largest ASC chains in the U.S. over the last 89 days:

What to know about Gastro Health

Miami-based Gastro Health is one of the largest and fastest growing gastroenterology groups in the industry, with a portfolio of more than 343 physicians and 140 locations in Alabama, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Virginia, and Washington. 

New York City physician pays $564K to settle COVID-19 false claim allegations

Urgent care physician Josef Schenker, MD, and the two New York City urgent care facilities he owns, are paying $564,217 to settle allegations they submitted false claims to CMS for services not provided when administering COVID-19 vaccines and tests, t…

California county to pay $12M to settle lawsuit following botched intubation

Riverside (Calif.) County, which owns Riverside University Health System Medical Center, is paying $12 million to settle a lawsuit alleging hospital staff botched an intubation that caused a patient permanent brain damage, The Press-Enterprise reported…