Patsy Newitt

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. 

A Seattle physician was found guilty of fraudulently seeking more than $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds, the U.S. Justice Department said Nov. 19. 

Here are seven study insights to know, published by Becker's Hospital Review in the last two weeks:

A medical building with an ophthalmology ASC in West Springfield, Mass., has been acquired by Montecito Medical, the medical real estate company said Nov. 19. 

Private equity involvement in gastroenterology is skyrocketing, with groups such as Miami-based Gastro Health adding four practices in Ohio and Central and Southern Florida in the past three months. 

Micro-Tech Endoscopy launched its LesionHunter cold snare, a cold snare with an ultra-thin nitinol wire designed to advance polypectomy, the company said Nov. 18. 

Concord (N.H.) Hospital is drawing staff from its ambulatory clinic and ambulatory surgery staffs to deal with the surge of COVID-19 patients amid a shortage of nurses, the Concord Monitor reported Nov. 18.