Private equity firm TPG is one of the groups vying against UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum, to purchase Brentwood, Tenn.-based ASC operator Surgery Partners, Bloomberg reported Aug. 23.
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Forbes recently released its list of the 500 top colleges in America for 2024, with 25 universities being named top facilities for the best return on investment.
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Sutter Health to open $380M ASC, cancer center
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health plans to open a $380 million cancer center and ASC in Modesto, Calif.
Oklahoma physician settles prescription fraud claims
Tuan Nguyen, MD, a physician in Oklahoma City, agreed to pay $165,000 to settle civil penalty claims that he issued invalid prescriptions for Schedule III controlled substances.
Modern Heart and Vascular adds interventional cardiologist
Humble, Texas-based Modern Heart and Vascular has added Devang Parikh, MD, to its staff.
CMS proposes Medicare overpayment rule
At the end of 2022, CMS proposed an amendment to its overpayment regulations to revise the definition of several terms, including the “identified” definition, specifying when a provider has “knowingly received or retained an overpayment.”
SuraVision opens Texas ASC
Eyecare services provider SuraVision has opened a new surgery center in Houston, Texas.
