The Center for Digestive Endoscopy-Orlando (Fla.) onboarded GI Genius, an artificial intelligence system used to identify colorectal polyps, West Orlando News reported Nov. 27.
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From COVID-19 to CMS removing 255 procedures from the ASC-payable list, ASCs are facing many obstacles in maintaining profitability.
UNC Rex received regulatory approval to build an ASC at the Rex Wellness Center of Garner (N.C.), WRAL reported Nov. 25.
CMS finalized a clarification that hospitals can share space, services or personnel with another healthcare provider, including ASCs, so long as they are independently compliant with CMS regulations, National Law Review reported Nov. 24.
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Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital is moving 70 percent of its orthopedic cases to a new Steadman Clinic ASC through a partnership, hospital officials told the Aspen Times in a Nov. 25 report.
Al Olszewski, MD, orthopedic surgeon and ASC owner, is running for a Montana congressional seat, the Helena Independent Record reported Nov. 23.
The American College of Gastroenterology awarded Satish Rao, MD, PhD, its Distinguished Mentorship and Teaching Award, local ABC affiliate WJBF reported Nov. 23.
Arlington-based Virginia Hospital Center purchased a $34.5 million building to set up an orthopedic ASC, Washington Business Journal reported Nov. 23.
Most practices acquired and funded by private equity firms from 2000 to 2020 were in the South, according to a cross-sectional study published Nov. 1 in JAMA Surgery.