Author: Patsy Newitt

The number of surgical services and facilities funded and acquired by private equity firms has increased over the past 20 years, according to a cross sectional study published Nov. 1 in JAMA Surgery. 

Here are eight supply chain updates from the past two weeks:

Patients who received virtual reality video education before a colonoscopy had better bowel preparation, higher polyp and adenoma detection rates and improved compliance and satisfaction, according to a study published Nov. 22 in JAMA Network Open. 

TriHealth is planning a $30 million ambulatory campus in Finneytown, Ohio, Cincinnati Business Courier reported Nov. 19. 

A former executive of Indianapolis-based Community Health Network who alleges he was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about a kickback scheme can pursue his case in a federal court, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported Nov. 19. 

CMS issued an emergency regulation Nov. 4 requiring COVID-19 vaccination for staff at healthcare facilities, including ASCs, participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs.

One Scottsdale (Ariz.) Surgery Center has purchased three lots for $2.1 million, Peoria Times reported Nov. 22. 

The USDA is investing $50 million in Moab (Utah) Regional Hospital for upgrades that include enlarging its surgery center, ABC4 reported Nov. 20. 

A physician-owner of a pain management practice can profit from an employed certified registered nurse anesthetist providing anesthesia services in an office and ASC partly owned by the physician, according to a OIG advisory opinion discussed in a Nov. 19…

New York City-based NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn named Akuezunkpa O. Ude Welcome, MD, chief of the department of surgery, the hospital said Nov. 19.