Today's Top 20 Stories
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ASC to be part of 235,000-square-foot ambulatory care campus
The Center for Advanced Healthcare at Brownwood in The Villages, Fla., opened Sept. 1, offering access to a 235,000-square-foot specialty and ambulatory care campus. -
Physician compensation increased for these 12 specialties — Orthopedics is No. 1
Physician compensation continued increasing in 2019, despite a less pronounced rise in compensation per work relative value unit compared to prior years, according to the American Medical Group Association's "2020 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey." -
Colorado orthopedic group opens medical office building
Summit Orthopedics opened a 30,200-square-foot medical office building that offers a range of orthopedic care options, Summit Daily reports.
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Renowned surgeon Dr. Seymour Schwartz dies at 92
The founding editor of "Schwartz's Principles of Surgery" and renowned surgeon, researcher, scholar, author and advocate Seymour Schwartz, MD, died Aug. 28 in St. Louis at age 92, according to the New York Times. -
Georgia physician stumps for outpatient surgery center
Georgia physician Craig Brown, MD, wrote a letter to the editor supporting applications from two hospitals in the state to develop outpatient surgery centers in Braselton, Ga., JacksonHeraldToday reports. -
Top 10 ASC articles this week — 20 bold industry predictions & more
Here are the most-read stories on Becker's ASC Review the week of Aug. 31 to Sept. 4: -
2 Georgia surgery centers add anesthesia coverage
Tifton, Ga.-based Tift Regional Anesthesiology welcomed Ravi Grandhi, MD, to its ranks Aug. 31, according to Monica Morris, director of physician recruitment and retention at Tifton-based Southwell.
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Dr. Evgeny Krynetskiy clinches excellence designation — 3 highlights
Two years after performing his first Lapiplasty bunion surgery at Naples, Fla.-based Seaside Surgery Center, Evgeny Krynetskiy, MD, was awarded the "Center of Excellence" designation by Treace Medical Concepts. -
The state of staffing in ASCs — 5 key insights
Thirty percent of ASC leaders reported layoffs of direct care staff in the past year, up from 4 percent in 2019, according to OR Manager's "2020 Career & Salary Survey." -
Dr. Richard Rosa debuts patient-specific knee surgery
Richard Rosa, MD, used Conformis' patient-specific knee replacement technology for the first time in an ASC, according to a company announcement. -
Meet AmSurg's new president: 3 quick facts
Jeff Snodgrass was tapped to serve as president of Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg, one of the country's largest ASC operators and the ambulatory division of Envision Healthcare.
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4-step plan to cutting ASC supply costs
To reduce expenses, ASC administrators should understand that 80 percent of costs are driven by the top 20 percent of spend, according to Encompass Healthcare Data Solutions. -
Surgical Care Affiliates to open surgery center in $20M development: 3 details
A new medical office building in St. Louis will house a surgery center and an ENT practice, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. -
Top 20 jobs in healthcare for 2020
Medical Technology Schools developed a list of the top healthcare careers for 2020 based on career growth trajectory, salary, flexibility and return on investment. -
COVID-19 vaccine could come in November, CDC says: 8 quick facts
The CDC sent documents to states saying a COVID-19 vaccination will be available as early as late October or early November, according to a New York Times article. -
Value-based care + addressing racial disparities: 3 strategies
Value-based care, which emerged more than two decades ago, has had a limited effect on racial health disparities in the U.S., according to a Sept. 3 article in Health Affairs. -
30 new GI centers in 2020 so far
Thirty surgery centers or practices with gastroenterology services opened or were announced in 2020: -
Dignity Health surgery centers back in network with Cigna after 9-month feud
San Francisco-based Dignity Health and Cigna reached a multiyear agreement after a nine-month renegotiation process, the San Francisco Business Times reports. -
Nebraska practices open joint venture cardiology surgery center
Lincoln, Neb.-based providers Pioneer Heart Institute and Advanced Medical Imaging are jointly owning and operating a 10,000-square-foot surgery center in Lincoln, the Lincoln Journal Star reports. -
Chicago real estate firm acquires Arkansas surgery center
Chicago real estate firm Stage Equity Partners acquired Little Rock-based Endoscopy Center of Arkansas, a 10,000-square-foot surgery center, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports.