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Surgery Partners forms joint venture with Nevada Surgical Suites
Surgery Partners entered a joint venture with Nevada Surgical Suites.
AmSurg adds 2 new members to executive team
ASC operator AmSurg has announced the addition of two new executive leadership team members: Susan Byrd and Keith Hennegan.
What's next for GI tech?
Robotics, artificial intelligence and other technologies have made waves in the gastroenterology sector. These innovations have made minimally invasive procedures more accessible, treatment and detection more successful and increase efficiency in proce…
Novant undergoes 3rd wave of layoffs: What ASCs should know
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is making its third round of layoffs in 2023, this time outsourcing some of its IT operations to a company based in India, according to a Dec. 11 report from the Triad Business Journal.
Endeavor Health to open Chicago's 1st cardiology ASC
Chicago-based Endeavor Health Edward Hospital plans to open the first cardiac ASC in the Chicago region at its Naperville-based hospital campus in 2025, according to a Dec. 10 report from the Daily Herald.
2 states addressing healthcare workforce shortages
While ASCs are preparing themselves for growth headed into 2024, many systems are still struggling to obtain top-of-the-line healthcare workers.
'Time to bring in the suits': Will independent ASCs fade away?
Some ASCs are having to forgo independence, looking to hospital and management company partnerships to handle skyrocketing operating costs.
5 GI device companies to know
Here are five medical device and technology companies with gastroenterology portfolios to know:
Physicians are dropping Medicare patients. Here's why
Medicare physician payment has effectively declined 26% since 2001 — and that is before inflation and the finalized pay cut for 2024 are factored in, according to the American Medical Association.
5 highest paid ophthalmologists in Seattle
The highest paid ophthalmologist in Seattle earns $726,400, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $265,450 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
