Author: Patsy Newitt

Construction will begin next year on an MNGI Digestive Health endoscopy center in Maple Grove, Minn.

Chesapeake Urology Associates opened an office and ASC in Annapolis, Md., this month.

Kaiser Permanente's Tysons Corner (Va.) Medical Center is operating its ASC at reduced capacity to replace equipment, among other updates, the Tysons Reporter reported Nov. 17. 

While hospitals can often offer higher salaries for physicians, ASCs can offer consistency and ownership stake. 

Medtronic's PillCam Small Bowel 3 system for remote endoscopy procedures received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, the company said Nov. 15. 

CMS solidified changes to the Open Payments program in its 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule. 

Construction is underway on a Las Vegas facility featuring an orthopedic ASC, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Nov. 16. 

A medical office building housing the Texas Health Surgery Center in Denton has been acquired by Montecito Medical, the company said Nov. 16. 

OrthoArizona Scottsdale Surgery Center has added Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics, the company said Nov. 15. 

ASCs must charge a fair market value for equity in an ASC, which can be difficult for a newer facility to calculate, Krieg DeVault, a lawyer from Meritas, wrote in a Nov. 12 Lexology article.