Category: Becker’s ASC Review

UAMS awarded $11M in grants for GI clinic, endoscopy center

The Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has earned $11 million in federal grants to create a gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in a nearby medical tower and upgrade the Monroe Building on its Little Rock campus.

Texas medical office building sells for $7.1M

A medical office building in El Paso, Texas, has sold for $7.1 million, according to a Nov. 12 report from REBusiness Online.

Georgia Eye Partners adds Cobb Eye Center

Marietta, Ga.-based Cobb Eye Center has joined under the Atlanta-based Georgia Eye Partners brand.

Cardinal Health to acquire $2.8B majority stake in GI Alliance

Dallas-based GI Alliance has entered a definitive agreement with Dublin, Ohio-based pharmaceutical distributor and healthcare services company Cardinal Health in which Cardinal will acquire a majority stake in GI Alliance, The Economic Times reported N…

United Digestive partners with Gifthealth

GI management services provider United Digestive has partnered with Gifthealth, a patient adherence and education platform.

4 ways health disparities persist in cardiology

Four new research papers highlight ways that health disparities appear commonly in cardiac care. 

A new wave of gastroenterology breakthroughs

Several leaders joined Becker’s on a Nov. 1 panel at the 30th annual Business and Operations of ASCs Meeting in Chicago to discuss emerging issues in gastroenterology and patient care technology, from artificial intelligence to new screening tools.

DC physician, community leader dies at 84

Janelle Goetcheus, MD, a physician and community worker known as the “Mother Teresa of Washington,” died Oct. 26 at age 84, according to an obituary published Nov. 11 by The Washington Post.’

What Trump tariffs could mean for US supply costs

During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump made several propositions for the economy, including tariffs on foreign-made goods, according to a Nov. 6 report from Forbes.

The latest Amazon healthcare moves

Retail giant Amazon continues to expand into healthcare, including partnerships with several health systems through its hybrid primary care company One Medical.