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ASC chain that developed 250+ centers gets private equity investment
Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners has secured a minority investment by Health Velocity Capital, a private equity firm that focuses on healthcare services and software businesses.
Physicians’ average age by specialty
The average age of a physician is 53.2 years old as of 2021, according to data firm Definitive Healthcare.
USPI in 2022: 5 moves
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International is the largest ASC chain in the country with more than 440 surgery centers.
Saving the art of medicine
Physicians may not use paintbrushes or pastels, but the techniques they use when treating patients show they are nothing short of artists. When their autonomy is taken away, what do physicians become?
3 new joint-venture ASCs
Since the last week of February, three joint-venture ASCs have opened in Virginia, Tennessee and Arizona.
Hospital for Special Surgery sees big gains after process automation, says exec
As improvements are made in healthcare and its systems, surgeries and recovery periods grow shorter, but that’s not the only way practices can increase their efficiency.
50 best US healthcare provider supply chains
Healthcare automation company Global Healthcare Exchange on March 8 released its list of the best 50 hospital and health system supply chains.
6 gastroenterology device companies to watch in 2022
Here are six device gastroenterology companies that have made big moves in the last year:
Ophthalmologist salaries in 5 major U.S. cities
Self-employed ophthalmologists earn more than their employed counterparts in five major U.S. cities, according to Medscape’s online physician salary explorer.
‘Rogue surgeon’ seeks lawsuit dismissal; US attorneys say no
The U.S. attorney’s office asked a federal judge not to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and one of its top surgeons, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported March 10.
