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Private equity has its eyes on gastroenterology. Here's why.
Private equity has staked its claim in gastroenterology.
1st Baptist Health, Compass Surgical ASC to open in Jacksonville
Jacksonville Beach, Fla.-based Horizon Surgery Center — the first joint ASC between Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health and ASC management organization Compass Surgical Partners — is set to open in early February, according to a Feb. 4 report from …
Cost of the 10 most common ASC procedures
Ophthalmic and gastrointestinal procedures are among the most common procedures performed at ASCs, according to 2023 data from Definitive Healthcare.
Alabama ASC performs 1st total knee replacement
Infirmary Health’s Daphne (Ala.) Surgery Center has completed its first total knee replacement surgery, led by Gulf Orthopaedics surgeon Jay Savage, MD, according to a Feb. 2 report from Gulf Coast Media.
Why 4 hospitals are closing and what it means for ASCs
Hospitals are continuing to close due to mounting financial pressures and operational challenges.
Court throws out conviction of physician who prescribed 500K opioids
Martinsville, Va.-based physician Joel Smithers, MD, who in 2019 was convicted of prescribing more than 500,000 opioid doses in less than two years, had that conviction and his 40-year prison sentence thrown out, Reuters reported Feb. 2.
Fee-for-service model still reigns supreme
Forty-six percent of physicians participate in the fee-for-service payment model, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2023.”
Gastro Health partners with Gastroenterology and Nutrition Specialists
Gastro Health has finalized a partnership with Gastroenterology and Nutrition Specialists in Orlando, Fla.
Administrator pay in 2024: 5 stats to know
Here are five statistics providing insight into how healthcare administrators in outpatient care centers are compensated:
11 healthcare legal cases making headlines
Here are 11 court cases involving the healthcare industry to know, as reported by Becker’s since Jan. 25:
