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5 private equity-backed GI companies to know
Gastro Health, GI Alliance, PE GI Solutions, One GI and United Digestive are five of the largest private equity-backed gastroenterology megagroups in the country.
Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, Cedar Park Regional Medical Center break ground on ASC
Dallas-based Texas Digestive Disease Consultants and Cedar Park (Texas) Regional Medical Center have broken ground on a joint partnership multispecialty ASC, the Pflugerville (Texas) Surgery Center, according to an Oct. 24 report from Community Impact.
HCA outpatient revenue jumps 37% while operating income dips
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare reported a 37.4 percent jump in outpatient revenue in the third quarter while its operating income was down 4.1 percent from the previous year.
The consolidation of physicians: 3 moves to know
Physicians are increasingly moving to employed models – from 2019 to 2021, more than 108,700 physicians left private practice for employment opportunities, according to a report from Avalere.
Physician pleads guilty to illegal opioid distribution
New York pain management specialist Duane Dixon, MD, pleaded guilty to unlawful opioid distribution and healthcare fraud, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported Oct. 23.
Why decreased reimbursements pose a threat to gastroenterology
Decreased reimbursements can cause some major issues for patients and providers in the gastroenterology space.
'It will be the patients who suffer': Why increasing regulations are hurting ASCs
Cheri Smith, RN, administrator of Fort Myers (Fla.) Endoscopy Center, joined Becker’s to discuss why increasing regulations will hurt the ASC industry.
The biggest threat to ASC growth right now
ASCs have long struggled to secure adequate reimbursements.
How female physicians supplement their income
Sixty-four percent of physicians do not take on extra work to supplement their income, according to Medscape’s 2023 Female Compensation Report.
South Carolina health system breaks ground on $15.3M ASC
Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health has broken ground on an ASC on its Carolina Forest campus in Myrtle Beach, ABC affiliate WPDE reported Oct. 24.
