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18-story facility with ASC planned on historic New Jersey site
A 18-story complex with a surgery center was proposed in Jersey City, N.J., Jersey Digs reported Feb. 8.
How to spot fake N95 masks, 6 more supply chain updates
Seven supply chain updates from the last week:
‘Rocket fuel for your career’: Why a GI owner is all-in on private equity
Rajiv Sharma, MD, owner of Terre Haute, Ind.-based Digestive Health Associates and nutritional supplement company Dr. Gut Happiness, joined “Becker’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers Podcast” to discuss how private equity can be a boon to practice owners.
ASCA asks members to urge Congress to support ASC reimbursement legislation
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association is asking members to write to Congress and ask them to support the Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2021.
New York surgeon donates private practice to hospital
Orleans Community Health Medina (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital has absorbed the private practice of general surgeon John Misiti, MD, Buffalo Business First reported Feb. 1.
Firm aims to raise $10.8M in equity from Arizona ASC building
Investment firm Capital Square 1301 acquired a new medical office building and ASC in Yuma, Ariz.
Hospital physician recruitment jumps 7%
COVID-19 has accelerated the migration of independent physicians to hospital or corporation employment.
10 states with the most active physicians
The U.S. has1.06 million active physicians, according to data published by the Kaiser Family Foundation Feb. 7.
Turn your practice into a Starbucks experience, says GI owner
Rajiv Sharma, MD, owner of Terre Haute, Ind.-based Digestive Health Associates and nutritional supplement company Dr. Gut Happiness, joined “Becker’s ASC Review Podcast” to talk about the importance of branding and technology for practice owners.
Promising gastrointestinal cancer treatment emerges for those with highest risk
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have found that the drug adagrasib could be helpful in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, according to a Feb. 7 Mayo Clinic News Network article.
