Author: Patsy Newitt

Private equity-backed ophthalmology company Sunvera Group has inked a deal with Fite Eye Center, expanding its reach in the m Detroit area, Sunvera said March 3.

Gastroenterology is the most-represented specialty among ASCs, making up 32 percent of all cases, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022. 

Seventy-nine percent of medical groups say that payer prior authorization requirements increased in the last year, according to a poll conducted by Medical Group Management Association March 1.

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.