Author: Patsy Newitt

Here are 10 gastroenterologist power players who are playing an influential role in how GI care is delivered:

Texas, one of the best states to open an ASC, has had six major ASC updates since Jan. 10:

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the convictions of Shakeel Kahn, MD, a physician who had been convicted of unlawfully prescribing opioids, Bloomberg Law reported Feb. 3. 

Mesa, Ariz.-based Surgery Center Services of America has 12 new ASCs that have opened in the last six months or will open in the next six months, CEO Philip Blair told Becker's via email. 

 Hudson, Ohio-based physician Deepak Raheja, MD, was sentenced to prison and must pay $2.2 million after pleading guilty to his role in a pharmaceutical kickback scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said Feb. 3.  

Amazon reported its first unprofitable report in nine years with a loss of $2.7 billion for 2022. 

In the last week, Becker's has reported on three ASC projects each costing more than $25 million.

Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health is closing five outpatient clinics. 

More than 100 healthcare CFOs laid out healthcare's top financial threats in the "2023 BDO Healthcare CFO Outlook Survey."

 Here are the CEOs of five major ASC chains: