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  1. Survival of independent ASCs 'even more precarious' amid new tariffs

    Health systems are bracing for increased supply challenges and higher costs heading into 2025 amid a new presidential administration. 
  2. Colonoscopies in 2024: 11 things to know

    Here are 11 studies, developments and legislative moves that changed the colonoscopy landscape in 2024:
  3. Vitruvian Health adds endovascular cardiologist

    Dalton, Ga.-based Hamilton Physician Group Cardiology, part of Vitruvian Health, has added Sonny Achtchi, DO, to its staff. 

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  1. Atrium earns certificate of need for $25M surgery center

    Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has earned a certificate of need for a $25 million multispecialty outpatient surgical center at its eye institute, according to a Dec. 12 report from the Triad Business Journal. 
  2. Medtronic launches 1st-ever patient procedure ingestion using PillCam

    Medtronic has partnered with the University of Miami Health System to perform the first-ever patient procedure ingestion using the PillCam Genius SB capsule endoscopy kit. 
  3. $3M grant awarded to examine Ozempic effect on Crohn's disease

    The Helmsley Charitable Trust issued a $3,035,566 grant to three researchers to explore the effects of GLP-1s, including Ozempic and Wegovy, on patients with Crohn’s disease. 
  4. Chicago Cardiology Institute suffers data breach: 5 things to know

    Schaumbaug, Ill.-based Chicago Cardiology Institute experienced a data privacy event, according to a Dec. 13 news release from the institute. 
  1. The biggest threat to GI in 2025

    While the ASC space is still largely fragmented and independent, consolidating forces have been making headway in the industry — and gastroenterology has not been spared. 
  2. Surgery Partners in 2024

    Here are three updates on Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners in 2024 as reported by Becker's: 
  3. New York physician pleads guilty to kickbacks 

    A Mattituck, N.Y.-based physician has pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for medically unnecessary brain scans. 
  4. Pennsylvania physician charged with illegal suboxone prescription

    A physician in Jenkintown, Pa., has been charged with illegally prescribing Suboxone, a medication commonly used to treat opioid dependence.
  1. California medical office building sells for $16M

    A medical office building in Burbank, Calif., has sold for $16 million, according to a Dec. 12 report from LA Business First.
  2. 6 former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024

    Here are six former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024:
  3. Researchers urge tighter regulation for healthcare algorithms

    In recent commentary published in the New England Journal of Medicine AI, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Equality AI and Boston University underscored the need for more regulation regarding both AI and non-AI algorithms in healthcare.
  4. Nurse satisfaction in 2024: 14 things to know

    An overwhelming majority of nurses are happy with their career choices in 2024, with 92% glad they entered the profession, according to Medscape's 2024 "What They Love and Loathe: Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report," published Dec. 13. 
  5. Children's Wisconsin, UW Health to merge heart program

    Madison-based Children's Wisconsin and UW Health have entered into a joint venture that merges their congenital heart disease programs, according to a Dec. 12 report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  6. HCA's massive workforce in 5 numbers

    Here are five key stats to know about Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's workforce:
  7. What 5 leaders are saying about 'groundbreaking' outpatient orthopedic migration

    ASC leaders and companies are keeping a sharp eye on the continued migration of high-acuity orthopedic procedures to the outpatient setting. 
  8. Where Stark law violations occurred in 2024

    Here are 11 Stark law violations Becker's has reported on in 2024 and where they occurred:
  9. Eye Health America adds 26th practice

    Eyecare practice management provider Eye Health America has added its 26th practice, Clinton, S.C.-based Family Eye Care Center.

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