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Intermountain to open new Utah ASC
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is opening a new medical campus with an ASC in Saratoga Springs, Utah.
Number of Medicare Advantage plan offerings remains stagnant as systems cut ties
The average Medicare Advantage beneficiary can choose from a total of 43 plans for the 2024 enrollment period, the same number of plan options as 2023, according to data from KFF published Nov. 8.
Virginia Hospital Center pays $21.5M for ASC, medical office building space
Virginia Hospital Center has paid $21.5 million to acquire a six-story office property in Alexandria, Va., for use as an ASC and medical office building, according to a Nov. 7 report from the Commercial Observer.
UCF-HCA Healthcare study identifies geographical links to colon cancer
Raghav Bassi, MD, chief internal medicine resident at UCF-HCA Healthcare in Gainesville, Fla., has received honors for his research showing that southern U.S. states, which have the nation’s highest obesity rates, also have the highest incidences of co…
Zimmer Biomet to be 'relentless' about ASC opportunities in Q4
Medical device manufacturer Zimmer Biomet is keeping a close eye on the “rapid” shift of orthopedic and joint replacement cases to the ASC setting.
The new ACS president's vision of multidisciplinary surgery teams
Henri Ford, MD, dean and chief academic officer of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and an internationally recognized pediatric surgeon, was recently named the 104th president of the American College of Surgeons.
AMA launches physician survey on Medicare pay cut
The American Medical Association has randomly selected physician practices and individual physicians to complete a patient-care hours survey that will ensure that practice expenses and patient-care hours are accurately reflected, according to a Nov. 7 …
Real estate joint venture snags $75M credit facility
A joint venture between real estate investment, development and advisory firm Sendero Capital and Angelo Gordon, an investing platform, received a $75 million credit facility, Commercial Property Executive reported Nov. 7.
Minnesota physician sentenced to prison for tax evasion
Joseph Meyer, MD, a former family medicine physician in Roseau, Minn., was sentenced to four months in federal prison, six months of home confinement and two years supervised release, and he will be required to pay full restitution for a tax-evasion sc…
AGA issues guidance on weight loss drug usage prior to endoscopy
The American Gastroenterological Association has issued new guidance for patients taking the popular diabetes and weight loss medications glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists, known by brand names including Ozempic and Trulicity, prior to endoscop…
