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Private equity and ASCs: 5 updates in a month
Here are five private equity updates to know since Nov. 22:
5 highest-paying physician specialties in the last 5 years
Plastic surgery and orthopedics most frequently topped the list as the highest-paying physician specialty in the last five years, according to Medscape compensation reports.
New York physician convicted in $31M trip-and-fall fraud scheme
Orthopedic surgeon Andrew Dowd, MD, and lawyer George Constantine have been convicted of defrauding businesses and insurance companies in a $31 million trip-and-fall fraud scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said Dec. 16.
Northside Hospital opening 60K-square-foot medical center with outpatient care
Atlanta-based Northside Hospital is opening a 60,000-square-foot medical center in Cumberland, Ga., in January.
New Steadman Clinic location was expected to take 70% of its partner hospital's 2022 surgical revenue
A new 65,000-square-foot Steadman Clinic ASC that is affiliated with Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital, Vail (Colo.) Health and Gainesville, Fla.-based Orthopedic Care Partners opened in Basalt, Colo., in April, with neighboring Aspen Valley Hospital expec…
Ground broken on 39K-square-foot Arizona medical office building
Ground was broken earlier this month on a 39,000-square-foot medical office building in Gilbert, Ariz., according to a Dec. 18 report from AZBigMedia.
12 New Year's resolutions physicians can make to improve their practices
While people all over the country are setting resolutions for the new year, dermatologist Joseph Eastern, MD, has suggested 12 resolutions that physicians can make to improve their practices going into 2023 in a Dec. 15 Medscape report.
UPMC launching new ambulatory services division
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is launching a new division of community and ambulatory services to expand access to ASC services, according to a Dec. 15 news release from the health system.
Watchmaker Omega donates $2.5M to eye care
Watchmaker Omega has renewed its partnership with eye care nonprofit Orbis International for another five years, pledging $2.5 million in support to the eye care provider.
Gramercy Surgery Center, Sorin Medical to launch vascular program
Gramercy Surgery Center and Sorin Medical, both in New York City, have teamed up to launch the Gramercy Vascular Program to connect patients who need vascular care with physicians at Sorin Medical.
