Author: Patsy Newitt

Turnover of primary care physicians results in about $979 million in excess healthcare expenditures annually for payers, according to a study published Feb. 26 in ScienceDirect.

Variations of colonoscopies make up three of the 10 most common procedures performed at an ASC, according to data company Definitive Healthcare.

Becker's ASC Review has recently reported on three projects featuring ASCs that total $752 million. 

A deal between GI Alliance and Austin (Texas) Gastroenterology was named "USA Deal of the Year" at the 13th annual America's M&A Atlas Awards held virtually Jan. 26-27.

Private equity investors have seen the opportunity in spinal procedures and are making inroads in the industry. 

Denver-based Gastro Care Partners has signed a multiyear deal to offer FujiFilm's endoscopy product portfolio throughout Gastro Care Partners' network, Fujifilm said March 2.

Cigna, one of the country's largest payers, has named two executives in the last month. 

The number of ASCs in Texas have grown rapidly in the last five years, and it remains a hot spot for ASC development. 

Gastroenterology procedures are some of the most common procedures performed at ASCs, according to data company Definitive Healthcare.

On average, gastroenterology makes up 32 percent of an ASC's case mix, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.