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Hospital employment of surgeons, reimbursement and the healthcare regulatory environment are among the most challenging issues for ambulatory surgery center owners and operators today.

Katrina A. Mears, MD, has joined the Williamson Allemond Regional Eye Center in Zachary, La., according to The Advocate.

An audit of the VA's private healthcare program books discovered the VA failed to spend $1.9 billion of the $4.8 billion allotted for non-VA care in 2013, according to Military Times.

On Jan. 12, President Obama defended the Affordable Care Act in his final State of the Union Address, according to Washington Times.

The global IT-enabled healthcare market is expected to increase to $210.30 billion by 2020, up from $96.80 billion in 2013, according to a Transparency Market Research report.

All rapidly growing economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China face difficulties in further developing their healthcare industries.

The Columbus (Ohio) City Council will spend $177.20 million on health costs for its employees this year, according to The Columbus Dispatch.

San Diego-based NVISION Eye Centers has partnered with George Simon, MD, and his LASIK Custom Vision Center in Concord, Calif., and Foster City, Calif.

Thirty-five percent of physician practices are considering or actively looking to sell or merge, according to The Third Annual Practice Profitability Index Report by CareCloud and QuantiaMD.

Keith Meister, MD, will perform outpatient surgery on Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister, according to a Sports Day report.