Author: Staff

Artificial intelligence will leave its mark on ophthalmology in 2021, according to predictions from Joshua Mali, MD, in the Ophthalmology Times. 

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Appeals Court allowed Los Angeles-based Beverly Oaks Physicians Surgery Center to seek unpaid claims from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, reversing a decision from a district court, according to a Dec. 17 court filing.

COVID-19 disrupted private equity investment in the gastroenterology space but as the year comes to a close, practices are flocking to PE money establishing new platforms and growing established platforms.

Congress is expected to pass legislation around surprise medical billing in its COVID-19 year-end relief package, The Hill reported Dec. 20.

Over the last four years, some states stood out from the pack when it came to new ASCs developments.

Here's a state-by-state breakdown of new ASC development over the last four years:

Orthopedic spine surgeon Dwight Tyndall, MD, will become a partner at Chesterton, Ind.-based Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute in January, according to a December announcement.

Five updates on Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare and its ambulatory division, AmSurg, since Sept. 1:

A bill that would allow more New Jersey facilities to perform certain cardiac interventions passed the full state Senate with a 35-1 vote on Dec. 17, according to Insider NJ.

An Alabama physician, along with her husband and former practice manager, pleaded guilty Dec. 16 for conspiring to illegally distribute opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced.