Author: Patsy Newitt

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. 

United Surgical Partners International, Surgery Partners and HCA Healthcare are three of the largest ASC chains in the U.S.