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Private equity-backed ophthalmology services company adds Michigan practice
Private equity-backed ophthalmology company Sunvera Group has inked a deal with Fite Eye Center, expanding its reach in the m Detroit area, Sunvera said March 3.
‘Super Saturdays’ are appealing to ASCs and staff during surgical backlogs
Many ASCs continue to address surgical backlogs that healthcare facilities saw skyrocket since the COVID-19 pandemic, but one straightforward strategy is doing a great deal to keep surgery centers and their staff happy.
Gastroenterology case revenue for ASCs
Gastroenterology is the most-represented specialty among ASCs, making up 32 percent of all cases, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
79% of providers say prior authorization rules grew in last year
Seventy-nine percent of medical groups say that payer prior authorization requirements increased in the last year, according to a poll conducted by Medical Group Management Association March 1.
Healthcare’s $979M physician problem
Turnover of primary care physicians results in about $979 million in excess healthcare expenditures annually for payers, according to a study published Feb. 26 in ScienceDirect.
Optum’s end game
Optum spent the last decade investing in significant growth, adding thousands of physicians to its network and purchasing ASC company Surgical Care Affiliates in 2017. Now the company is focusing more on its primary care network, data offerings and $11…
World’s 1st wireless camera for minimally invasive surgery expected to get FDA nod this year
Cleveland-based medical device startup Lazurite said it expects to have the world’s first wireless camera for minimally invasive surgery approved by the FDA by midyear.
Colorado firm acquires medical supply chain software company
Louisville, Colo.-based Global Healthcare Exchange is acquiring Syft, a Tampa, Fla.-based inventory control and supply chain management software firm, Tampa Business Journal reported March 2.
Rush Health System installs AI colonoscopy tech
Illinois hospital system Rush University System for Health now offers artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopies using Medtronic’s GI Genius intelligent endoscopy systems.
Alabama pain clinic owners convicted of $50M healthcare fraud, illegal opioid distribution
A federal jury has found two pain clinic owners, a Tennessee physician and his wife, guilty of defrauding insurers, providing unnecessary services and illegally distributing opioids, the Justice Department said March 2.
