Patsy Newitt

Clint Devin, MD, a spine surgeon with Steamboat Orthopaedic and Spine Institute, died Dec. 10 after his plane crashed at the top of a mountain in Steamboat Springs, Colo., the Aspen Times reported Dec. 14. 

Nate Merriman, MD, is the medical director for gastrointestinal and digestive health at Intermountain Healthcare in Murray, Utah. He joined Becker's to discuss what he thinks the industry will look like in 10 years. 

Here are the eight most expensive transactions reported by Becker's ASC Review in 2021:

Here are the five most-read stories on gastroenterology and endoscopy Becker's ASC Review has reported on in 2021:

Over the last year, Becker's ASC Review reported on 112 new gastroenterology clinic openings, expansion of services, affiliations, partnerships and transactions. 

Independent physicians earn on average 0.8 percent more than physicians employed by hospital-owned practices, a December Health Affairs study found.

A three-building medical office portfolio with an ASC in Knoxville, Tenn., has been acquired by a private equity group. 

Proliance Orthopedic Associates and Valley Medical Center, both based in Renton, Wash., are opening an ASC on Dec. 15, Proliance said. 

Hospitals nationwide are again delaying nonurgent surgeries amid rising COVID-19 cases and the global spread of the omicron variant. 

TidalHealth is considering the addition of an ASC to a $100 million project planned in Millsboro, Del., Coastal Point reported Dec. 9.