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Lincoln Advisors acquires 149,202-square-foot Atlanta medical office building

Dallas-based Lincoln Advisors has acquired the Northwest Medical Center, a 149,202-square-foot, four-story medical office building in Atlanta, according to a Dec. 9 report from ConnectCRE.

Geisinger GI department recognized for lab testing campaign

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Adult Gastroenterology and Laboratory Medicine was awarded by The American Society for Clinical Pathology for its Choosing Wisely campaign, which educates patients on fecal occult blood testing. 

University of Michigan partners with Sparrow Health System for ASC upgrade

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System and Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health have partnered to expand care for state residents, according to a Dec. 9 report from NBC affiliate WILX. 

Boston-area hospitals have monthslong wait for colonoscopies

Some of the Boston area’s largest hospitals have monthslong waitlists for colonoscopies, TV station WFXT reported Dec. 8.

6 recent GI tech company updates

Here are six updates from gastroenterology-focused technology companies that Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 1: 

Covenant High Plains Surgery Center earns Aetna Institute of Quality designation for weight loss surgery

Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center has been accredited with the Aetna Institute of Quality distinction for weight loss surgery. 

How private equity dug deeper into the ASC industry in 2022

Private equity has made a name for itself in the ASC industry in recent years, and ASC leaders expect to see the trend continue.

5 states cracking down on physician-patient sexual abuse

California has passed a law that will go into effect next month barring any physician who has engaged in sexual misconduct with a patient from practicing in the state, according to a Dec. 9 report from Medscape. 

4 Vision Innovation Partners acquisitions in 2022

Private equity-backed ophthalmology services provider Vision Innovation Partners has completed four practice acquisitions in 2022, bringing its total number of practices to 24.

Texas Heart Medical Group rebrands, relocates

The Houston-based Texas Heart Medical Group has changed its name to the Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care and moved to a newly renovated location.