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5 new joint-venture ASCs
Five joint-venture surgery centers have been recently opened or announced, including one in a new Michigan outpatient campus.
Floyd Medical Center performs 500 surgeries with Da Vinci robot
Rome, Ga.-based Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center recently performed its 500th surgery using the Da Vinci Xi Surgical System, WRGA reported April 28.
$3.5M spine ASC coming to UF Health
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health is building a $3.5 million ASC specializing in spine and pain management, Jacksonville Business Journal reported April 29.
New implant aims to enhance minimally invasive spine procedure
Spinal Simplicity released its Minuteman G5 implant for minimally invasive surgery.
$20M Missouri ASC to open in September
Jefferson City, Mo.-based Capital Regional Medical Center’s 24,000-square-foot ASC is expected to open this September, Jefferson City News Tribune reported April 29.
Physician charged in alleged $5M scheme to defraud NBA health plan
Washington emergency medicine physician William Washington, MD, was among 19 people charged in an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA’s health plan of $5 million, the Justice Department said April 27.
Market forces driving more private equity to ASCs
CMS and commercial payers continue to push procedures to ASCs, where care can be provided at a lower cost, and private equity investment in surgery centers is increasing to capitalize on this evolving dynamic.
Insurers send mixed signals to ASCs, physicians
Insurers are sending mixed messages to ASCs and independent physicians. On one hand, they want surgery centers and physicians to stay independent to keep costs low; on the other, they are increasing prior authorizations and denial policies that make it…
Ophthalmology chain consolidates 2 New York offices into new facility
Ophthalmology chain OCLI Vision is opening a new location in Woodbury, N.Y.
Economy pulse check: GDP falls 1.4% in Q1 instead of expected 1% gain
Gross domestic product in the U.S. declined at a 1.4 percent pace in the first quarter, below analyst expectations of a 1 percent gain, CNBC reported April 28.
