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Sanford Health becomes 1st in region to add accredited GI fellowship program
The Sanford Center for Digestive Health in Sioux Falls, S.D., has become the first program of its kind in the Dakotas to receive accreditation for its gastroenterology fellowship program, according to an Oct. 16 report from local news station KELO.&nbs…
HCA Healthcare to offer multi-cancer early detection test at facilities
Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, a healthcare provider with 182 hospitals and 2,300 ambulatory sites, has partnered with Grail, a cancer test maker , to add Grail’s Galleri early detection test at select HCA physician practices.
5 private equity forces dominating the ASC industry
Here are five private equity forces driving growth in the ASC industry:
5 states with the most, fewest job opportunities
New Hampshire is the state with the most job opportunities, while Louisiana is the state with the fewest, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
Tennessee ASC to be converted to urgent care, behavioral health facility
The city of Knoxville, Tenn., has opened its Public Safety Complex, and its campus includes the 25,000-square-foot St. Mary’s ASC, according to an Oct. 17 report from ABC affiliate WATE.
Physicians urge CMS to stop policy that could drastically reduce reimbursements
CMS is floating the implementation of a separate add-on payment for healthcare common procedure coding system code G2211 in its 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, according to an Oct. 13 report in JDSupra written by law firm Reed Smith.
The less-discussed threat to ASC growth
Les Jebson, regional administrator at Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, joined Becker’s to discuss the threats to outpatient growth and what procedures are moving to the ASC setting.
Alaska physician faces 23 charges in Medicare fraud case
Kenai, Alaska-based physician Ray Lynn Carlson, MD, and his clinics’ managers have been indicted on 23 charges in a Medicare fraud case, Alaska Public Media reported Oct. 16.
ASC activity ramps up in California
Here are three updates on ASC activity in California that Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 9:
Former Surgery Partners exec tapped as CVS Health interim CFO
Tom Cowhey, former CFO of Surgery Partners, has been appointed as interim CFO of CVS Health.
