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Tennessee ASC snags orthopedic accreditation
Jackson, Tenn.-based Physicians Surgery Center is the first ASC in the state to achieve Advanced Orthopaedic Certification from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the center said in a release emailed to Becker’s Nov. 20.
UCSD accused of ignoring anesthesiologist's fentanyl abuse
A recent suit was filed against UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest, Calif., accusing an anesthesiologist and Gerard Manecke Jr., MD, former chief of anesthesiology, among others, of not giving a patient enough anesthesia and then falsifying offic…
$28M joint venture ASC proposed in North Carolina
Three surgery center LLCs have submitted a certificate of need application for a $28.3 million ASC in Pinehurst, N.C., The Pilot reported Nov. 25.
Anesthesiologist accused of tampering with IV bags 'terrified' coworkers
The coworkers of anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., MD, who allegedly injected heart-stopping drugs into IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, testified they were “terrified” of him to federal investigators, D Magaz…
Are payers pushing procedures to ASCs?
Two leaders joined Becker’s to discuss whether payers are pushing procedures to ASCs and other outpatient settings.
13 physician kickback suits totaling $332M+ in 2022
Here are 13 physician kickback suits Becker’s reported in 2022 that totaled more than $332 million in either restitution or cost of the fraud scheme:
$7.4M Tennessee medical office building sold to PE firm
A medical office building in Chattanooga, Tenn., has sold to a real estate private equity firm for $7.4 million, Times Free Press reported Nov. 21.
Surgery Partners snags $800M equity offering
Surgery Partners has snagged an $800 million equity offering, the Brentwood, Tenn.-based ASC chain said Nov. 21.
