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Ophthalmology property sold for $1.34M

A 5,096-square-foot medical office property housing Dearborn (Mich.) Ophthalmology was sold for $1.34 million, according to a March 4 REjournals article.

Massachusetts ASC nurse agrees to plea deal in fentanyl-tampering case 

A nurse from an outpatient vascular surgery center in Berkley, Mass., has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to tampering with a consumer product, fentanyl intended for a patient, the Justice Department said March 4. 

10 administrators to know

Here are 10 ASC administrators to know:

Companies using noncompetes may be criminally prosecuted, Justice Department signals

The Justice Department has opened the door to criminally prosecute companies that have noncompete agreements it deems too restrictive and in violation of antitrust laws, according to a report in JDSupra, a legal analysis company.

How oral microbiome therapy could change C. diff treatment

Paul Feuerstadt, MD, and Louis Korman, MD, spoke with Becker’s about how a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine could change how the gastroenterology industry treats Clostridioides difficile.

Ophthalmology revenue, case mix for ASCs

Ophthalmology cases offer the highest reimbursements to ASCs, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022. 

TriHealth $30M outpatient campus to add 120 jobs

Cincinnati-based TriHealth will begin work on a $30 million outpatient campus in March that is expected to bring 120 jobs to the area, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

TriHealth $30M outpatient campus to add 120 jobs

Cincinnati-based TriHealth will begin work on a $30 million outpatient campus in March that is expected to bring 120 jobs to the area, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

Ophthalmologist gets 8 years in prison for surgical billing scheme and COVID-19 fraud

Former ophthalmologist Ameet Goyal, owner of Rye (N.Y.) Eye Associates, was sentenced to 96 months in prison for a seven-year fraudulent healthcare billing scheme and for fraudulently obtaining two government-guaranteed small business loans, the Justic…

The soft tissue surgical device industry could be nearing a boom

Surgeons from Tampa, Fla.-based Hospital for Endocrine Surgery are partnering with bioskills laboratory Five Labs, also in Tampa, to develop products used in endocrine surgery and other soft-tissue surgeries and to train surgeons in advanced endocrine …