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Las Vegas-based Sun Valley Surgery Center recently suffered a data breach affecting more than 27,000 individuals.  The ASC said it became aware on Sept. 3 of a potential issue involving its information systems. An investigation into the incident determined that…

Fort Myers, Fla.-Millennium Physician Group has partnered with veriMED and verMED Health Group, South Florida Hospital News reported Nov. 14.  The partnership will expand Millennium’s reach across Central and Western Florida. It aims to strengthen its “full-risk Medicare Advantage and…

Academic health centers are eyeing ASCs as potential investments as patient preferences and payer policy increasingly align with outpatient growth.  Michael Lewis, MD, the chair of anesthesiology, pain management and perioperative medicine at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health recently joined Becker’s…

From unexpected opportunities and mentor guidance, three ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how their careers steered them toward the outpatient surgery space.  Question: How did your career path lead you to the ASC space? Editor’s note: These responses were…

From rising patient demand to financial strain, four ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the forces they believe will shape outpatient surgery in the year ahead.  Question: What’s your biggest prediction about the ASC industry in 2025? Editor’s note: These…

Here are four partnerships in the gastroenterology and endoscopy space that Becker’s has reported on since July 29:

Sanford Health has opened new gastroenterology suites in its same-day surgery center in Bismarck, N.D., according to a Nov. 13 report from KFYR TV.  The suites are for gastroenterology endoscopy patients and will provide additional GI services including colonoscopies and…

Several leaders joined Becker’s on an Oct. 16 panel at the 31st Annual Business and Operations of ASCs Meeting in Chicago to discuss why cardiology is becoming one of the fastest-growing specialties in the outpatient surgery landscape — and what…

A handful of major healthcare organizations are redrawing the physician landscape through aggressive acquisitions, vertical integration and high-stakes partnerships.  These moves are affecting competition, in some cases rousing antitrust scrutiny from legislators and the Justice Department.  Here are four developments…