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Montecito Medical acquires Indiana building occupied by the Williams Eye Institute 

Montecito Medical has acquired a medical office building 100 percent occupied by the Williams Eye Institute.

Physician, 2 groups sued for $2.4M in malpractice suit 

Emergency room physician Dylan Rylak, MD, and two physician groups are being sued for $2.4 million in a medical malpractice suit that claims the physician missed signs of a patient having a stroke, the Staunton News Leader reported Aug. 9. 

5 colonoscopy, endoscopy updates

Here are five colonoscopy and endoscopy updates Becker’s has reported on since July 20:

5 reimbursement stats and trends ASCs should know

Here are five physician reimbursement statistics and trends that ASCs should know: 

Cone Health opposes $30M Atrium ASC

In November, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist earned approval to construct a $30 million ASC on a property it purchased for $12.5 million in Greensboro, N.C. Now, Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health is actively opposing its co…

Nurse pay vs. healthcare CEO pay 

Here are six stats to know about how nurse pay stacks up compared to CEO pay: 

25 most common ASC procedures by number of charges 

Cataract removal was the most common ASC procedure by the total number of charges in 2022, according to July 26 data from Definitive Healthcare. 

10 states with the most burnt-out employees

As ASCs continue to struggle with staffing among physicians and administrators due to overwork and burnout, the problem presents itself more in some states than others. 

How this new TikTok trend is impacting ophthalmologists

A new trend on TikTok has some users claiming that rubbing castor oil, a type of vegetable oil, on your eyelids, eyelashes and under your eyes can treat vision problems including dryness, floaters, cataracts, poor vision and glaucoma, according to an A…

Covenant High Plains ASC performs 1st robotic sacrocolpopexy

Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center has become the first ASC in the region to perform a robotic sacrocolpopexy using the da Vinci X robot.