Author: Staff

Optum has grown considerably in the past two years through acquisitions and has plans for continued growth in the future.

The Rhode Island Quality Institute recognized Providence, R.I.-based University Gastroenterology as a top performing practice in CMS' Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative.

Development firm FoxRock Properties is working with the city of Quincy, Mass., to build a 200,000-square-foot medical office building with an ASC in Quincy, The Patriot Ledger reports.

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine will open its $80 million Green Spring Station expansion, including an outpatient surgery center, in September.

Dallas-based GI Alliance continues to rapidly grow, partnering with Beaumont-based Southeast Texas Gastroenterology Associates.

Here are seven updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note:

Taylor Cera is administrator of Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Boardman, Ohio.

Tom Blankenship, vice president of the healthcare group and public finance department at Citi, told Becker's ASC Review what surgery centers can expect when getting involved in transactions or partnerships.

Paramus, N.J.-based Orthopaedic and Spine Institute of New Jersey overhauled its website.

Diane Fleischmann, Cielo's vice president of healthcare client services, spoke to Becker's ASC Review about the challenges of recruiting outpatient talent and shared strategies for success.