Author: Patsy Newitt

A medical office building in Scottsdale, Ariz., has sold for $7.8 million, the Daily Independent reported March 30. 

The University of Mississippi Medical Center has asked the state's permission to build a nearly $64.5 million campus with an ASC in Ridgeland, Miss., local NBC affiliate WLBT reported March 29. 

Here are six updates from the CDC, CMS, HHS and President Joe Biden from the last two weeks:

Healthcare giant Optum, which owns and operates Deerfield, Ill.-based ASC management company Surgical Care Affiliates, has made two recent acquisitions that expand the company's home health and mental health offerings. 

Robert Szabo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif., spoke with Becker's ASC Review on how private practice allows physicians to bypass administration. 

Centene is one of the nation's largest health insurers by membership. 

Here are six projects with ASCs that Becker's has reported on in the last month, totaling $177.9 million: 

The Digestive and Liver Center of Florida opened a second surgical center in Orlando March 28, according to Orlando Medical News.

Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired a medical office building in Chesterfield, Va., for $12 million, Virginia Business reported March 25. 

Gastroenterology has consistently been among the top 10 highest-earning specialties in the U.S.