Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Assured Healthcare Partners strikes deal with with Allied Digestive Health 

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    Investing firm Assured Healthcare Partners partnered with West Long Branch, N.J.-based Allied Digestive Health, it announced Jan. 13.

  2. 4 key details for 2021 telehealth rules

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    Anesthesia Business Consultants outlined key takeaways from CMS' rule changes on telehealth in 2021 in a Dec. 30 blog post.

  3. CPT coding changes and anesthesia — 4 things to know

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    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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  1. ENT Partners closes 2020 with acquisitions in Illinois, Maryland

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    ENT Partners finished 2020 acquiring Barrington, Ill.-based Specialty Care Institute and Baltimore-based Maryland ENT Center, according to a Jan. 12 news release.

  2. ValueHealth developing total joint replacement-focused surgery center in Pennsylvania

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    Leawood, Kan.-based ValueHealth is developing a total joint-focused surgery center in Chadds Ford, Pa., the company announced Jan. 12.

  3. ACC creates pathway for same-day discharge for percutaneous coronary intervention patients

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    The American College of Cardiology created a pathway to discharge patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention on the same day, CardiologyAdvisor reported Jan. 11.

  4. How Tenet, HCA Healthcare and Surgery Partners' shares performed this week

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    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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  1. Kentucky Baptist Health affiliate building outpatient center with surgery center

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    Baptist Health Louisville (Ky.) is building an outpatient center on the former site of a local hotel, local ABC affiliate WHAS reported Jan. 11.

  2. 9 updates from AAAHC, Joint Commission in 2020

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    Here are nine key updates from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and The Joint Commission in 2020:

  3. Surgery Partners reports $1.86B in 2020 revenue: 11 things to know

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    Surgery Partners reported full-year revenue for 2020 of $1.86 billion on Jan. 11.

  4. South Florida ENT Associates, Texas ENT Specialist announce partnership

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    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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  1. California hospital temporarily converts ASC into ICU

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    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.

  2. Federal government advances collusion charges against ASC management company & more — 12 ASC industry notes

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    Here are 12 updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note:

  3. Physician growth slowing as demand climbs: 8 things to know

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    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.

  4. Former Medline employee alleges racial discrimination, retaliation

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    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.

  5. Dr. Cheryl Stanski on finding success with a new rural ASC in 2020

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    Cheryl Stanski, MD, is a general surgeon and the medical director at Holston Medical Group's Kingsport, Tenn.-based MeadowView Surgery Center.

  6. Are surgical robots worth it for ASCs? 3 administrators weigh in 

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    Surgical robots increase efficiency during total joint replacements, but the cost of such robotic systems can be prohibitive. 

  7. EyeSouth Partners expands into Ohio, Kentucky

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    Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners partnered with Cincinnati-based Midwest Eye Center, expanding into Ohio and Kentucky, the platform announced Jan. 11.

  8. More healthcare workers push for unions amid pandemic

    Carly Behm -
    A slight increase in healthcare union petitions was reported in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Jan. 11 report from NPR.

  9. 4 hospitals, health systems that opened or announced ASCs in December

    Carly Behm -
    Here are four hospitals and health systems that opened or announced plans for ASCs in December:

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