Category: Becker’s ASC Review

15 new ASCs in October

Here are 15 ASCs that were opened or announced in the last month, as reported by Becker’s:

Cardiologist's license suspended following $1.9M fraud conviction

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has permanently revoked the license of a cardiologist who owned and operated Matawan-Aberdeen Heart & Medical Center in Matawan, N.J., following his conviction in a $1.9 million fraud scheme. 

A flurry of ASC lawsuits shifting the industry

In the last month, five lawsuits have emerged with significant implications for the ASC industry, covering critical issues from fraud and reimbursement disputes to rising nuclear verdicts and malpractice settlements. 

Atrium sells medical outpatient building

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has sold its Atrium Medical Center Medical Outpatient Building, a medical office facility, in Middletown, Ohio, to Chicago-based Remedy Medical Properties, according to a Nov. 1 report from the Cincinnati Business Co…

ASCs surge in the Sun Belt

ASCs are experiencing a development boom in the Sun Belt, a region that spans the Southeastern and Southwestern United States. The trend is being driven by demographic shifts, increased healthcare spending and regulatory factors.

Oklahoma ASC aims to offset costs with solar panels

The Surgery Center of Enid (Okla.) has installed solar panels in a bid to reduce its energy costs, according to an Oct. 31 report from the Enid News & Eagle.

The risks in ASC real estate

Arjun Gangakhedkar, real estate and financial specialist for the recently formed ASC chain Ker Medical and principal at QHM Partners, joined Becker’s to discuss two major risks to ASC real estate development. 

Northwell Health opens ophthalmology practice

Lake Success, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has opened the Northwell Health Eye Institute’s Wachenheim Center in Harrison, N.Y.

Pennsylvania physician offices fight to stay open amid Steward physician group sale

Meadville (Pa.) Medical Center is attempting to reach a deal with the financially troubled Dallas-based Steward Health Care to avoid the closure of physician practices affiliated with Sharon Regional Medical Center, The Meadville Tribune reported Oct. …

10 numbers scaring gastroenterologists 

Here are 10 numbers making gastroenterologists nervous right now: