Category: Becker’s ASC Review

Acupuncturist pleads guilty to $23M fraud scheme 

Junyi Liu, an acupuncturist from Great Neck, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a March 27 news release from the Justice Department.  What happened? Who else was involved?

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The 10 healthiest, unhealthiest cities in America

San Francisco has been named the healthiest city in America to live in, according to a March 31 ranking from personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub determined the 10 healthiest and unhealthiest places to live by comparing 182 U.S. cities, including the 150 most populated cities in the U.S. plus at least two of the most […]

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Uvalde Memorial breaks ground on $84M medical office building

Uvalde (Texas) Memorial Hospital has broken ground on an $84 million medical office building, according to a March 30 report from the Uvalde Leader-News. The facility is expected to total 86,000 square feet, housing both specialty care and primary care. The three-story facility will be staffed by 12 physicians.  Ground on the new project was […]

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NAPA to provide anesthesia services for North Carolina ASC

North American Partners in Anesthesia has joined with Fayetteville (N.C.) Ambulatory Surgery Center to provide anesthesia services. 

NAPA will become the official provider for the ASC beginning May 1, according to a March 31 press release.&nbs…

15 new ASCs in March

1. Richmond-based VCU Health filed plans to build a medical office building that includes an ASC. The outpatient component of the building is expected to cost $33.4 million.  2. Newport Beach, Calif.-based TriasMD is opening a DISC Surgery Center in California. The 12,000-square-foot facility will expand access to outpatient spine surgery, orthopedics and pain management. […]

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How a new network is helping ASCs reclaim independence

In response to growing challenges facing independent ASCs, healthcare consultant Gregg Gordon launched Surgical Solutions IPA, one of the nation’s first independent practice associations dedicated exclusively to ASCs, in 2024.  The New York City-based organization aims to bring together independent ASCs to improve negotiating leverage with payers, reduce administrative overhead and ultimately lower the total […]

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‘Love is Blind’ star joins list of celebrities raising colonoscopy awareness

Colonoscopy awareness was front of mind during the newest season of Netflix reality show “Love is Blind” thanks to contestant Taylor Hastings, according to a March 27 report from local NBC affiliate KARE. Ms. Hastings is also an endoscopy nurse at M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, and during her 1-on-1 dates on the hit show, […]

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‘Love is Blind’ star joins list of celebrities raising colonoscopy awareness

Colonoscopy awareness was front of mind during the newest season of Netflix reality show “Love is Blind” thanks to contestant Taylor Hastings, according to a March 27 report from local NBC affiliate KARE. Ms. Hastings is also an endoscopy nurse at M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, and during her 1-on-1 dates on the hit show, […]

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USPI names new CEO 

Matt Stone has been named CEO of Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, the San Antonio Business Journal reported March 28.  According to his LinkedIn profile, Mr. Stone previously served as the Group CEO of Central, South and West Texas for USPI’s parent company Tenet. He has also served as the CEO of Northeast Baptist Hospital […]

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Trump administration & price transparency: 5 things to know

On Feb. 25, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeted at boosting healthcare price transparency.  Here are five other notes on the conversation surrounding price transparency for ASC leaders and physicians under the second Trump administration:  1. The order directs HHS and the Labor and Treasury departments to “rapidly implement and enforce” healthcare price […]

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