Today's Top 20 Stories
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Assured Healthcare Partners strikes deal with with Allied Digestive Health
Investing firm Assured Healthcare Partners partnered with West Long Branch, N.J.-based Allied Digestive Health, it announced Jan. 13. -
4 key details for 2021 telehealth rules
Anesthesia Business Consultants outlined key takeaways from CMS' rule changes on telehealth in 2021 in a Dec. 30 blog post. -
CPT coding changes and anesthesia — 4 things to know
CPT coding changes for 2021 went into effect Jan. 1., according to a Jan. 4 blog post from Anesthesia Business Consultants.
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ENT Partners closes 2020 with acquisitions in Illinois, Maryland
ENT Partners finished 2020 acquiring Barrington, Ill.-based Specialty Care Institute and Baltimore-based Maryland ENT Center, according to a Jan. 12 news release. -
ValueHealth developing total joint replacement-focused surgery center in Pennsylvania
Leawood, Kan.-based ValueHealth is developing a total joint-focused surgery center in Chadds Ford, Pa., the company announced Jan. 12. -
ACC creates pathway for same-day discharge for percutaneous coronary intervention patients
The American College of Cardiology created a pathway to discharge patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention on the same day, CardiologyAdvisor reported Jan. 11. -
How Tenet, HCA Healthcare and Surgery Partners' shares performed this week
Here's how Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Nashville-based Surgery Partners' shares have fluctuated over the last five days.
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Kentucky Baptist Health affiliate building outpatient center with surgery center
Baptist Health Louisville (Ky.) is building an outpatient center on the former site of a local hotel, local ABC affiliate WHAS reported Jan. 11. -
9 updates from AAAHC, Joint Commission in 2020
Here are nine key updates from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and The Joint Commission in 2020: -
Surgery Partners reports $1.86B in 2020 revenue: 11 things to know
Surgery Partners reported full-year revenue for 2020 of $1.86 billion on Jan. 11. -
South Florida ENT Associates, Texas ENT Specialist announce partnership
Miami Lakes-based South Florida ENT Associates and Houston-based Texas ENT Specialists partnered to create a 60-practice entity, according to a Jan. 11 news release.
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California hospital temporarily converts ASC into ICU
Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital is turning its ASC into an intensive care unit with 12 beds to handle COVID-19 cases, the BenitoLink reported Jan. 11. -
Federal government advances collusion charges against ASC management company & more — 12 ASC industry notes
Here are 12 updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note: -
Physician growth slowing as demand climbs: 8 things to know
The number of physicians practicing in the U.S. is growing slowly compared to the population growth projections over the next decade-plus, according to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. -
Former Medline employee alleges racial discrimination, retaliation
A former analyst at Northfield, Ill.-based Medline Industries is accusing the company of racial discrimination and retaliation for reporting sexual harassment, according to a complaint filed Jan. 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. -
Dr. Cheryl Stanski on finding success with a new rural ASC in 2020
Cheryl Stanski, MD, is a general surgeon and the medical director at Holston Medical Group's Kingsport, Tenn.-based MeadowView Surgery Center. -
Are surgical robots worth it for ASCs? 3 administrators weigh in
Surgical robots increase efficiency during total joint replacements, but the cost of such robotic systems can be prohibitive. -
EyeSouth Partners expands into Ohio, Kentucky
Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners partnered with Cincinnati-based Midwest Eye Center, expanding into Ohio and Kentucky, the platform announced Jan. 11. -
More healthcare workers push for unions amid pandemic
A slight increase in healthcare union petitions was reported in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Jan. 11 report from NPR. -
4 hospitals, health systems that opened or announced ASCs in December
Here are four hospitals and health systems that opened or announced plans for ASCs in December: