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ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Health insurer Highmark plans to invest $25 million for an ambulatory surgery center in Bethel Park, Pa., according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.

Christopher Holden, CEO of AmSurg, has sold 3,000 shares of company stock, according to WKRB News & Analysis report. David Manning, executive vice president of AmSurg, has sold 23,500 shares of company stock, according to a Mideast Times report.

Nearly a third of ambulatory surgery center companies, 29 percent, prefer majority ownership in their centers with a hospital partner, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC ValueDriver Survey. Here are seven things to know about ASC company ownership preference and…

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Joint ventures are an increasingly popular strategy in the hospital and ambulatory surgery center industries. Here are five hospital and ASC partnerships that have been announced over the past two months.

The number of ambulatory surgery centers in the United States grew 12 percent from 2007 to 2012, according to MedPAC data. Here are 12 statistics on the number of new and exiting centers over the course of those years.

How do ambulatory surgery companies determine ASC offering price? Here are seven statistics on offering price strategy and whether or not ASC companies adjust offering price, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC  ValueDriver Survey.

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