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A Pensacola Beach, Fla.-based physician has pleaded guilty to 19 counts of unlawfully distributing or dispensing controlled substances, according to an Oct. 21 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida. Edward Scott Morrison, MD,…

Physician owners at an Illinois orthopedic ASC said ownership gives them something many hospital-based surgeons lack amid the anesthesia shortage: the ability to negotiate directly with their anesthesia providers. Surgeons at Oswego, Ill.-based Kendall Pointe Surgery Center, which recently completed…

Mayo Clinic Health System added about 150 colonoscopies a month in Eau Claire, Wis., by moving appropriate patients from anesthesia care to nurse-administered conscious sedation. The change started with a staffing problem. “We had a massive shortage of CRNAs post-COVID,”…

In Casper, Wyo., the nursing workforce is small and close-knit. Casper Surgical Center treats that as a recruiting asset. “Most of the people who work in nursing in this town know each other,” Kevin Youmans, administrator and CEO of the…

Brentwood, Tenn.-based SpecialtyCare and two affiliated physician groups sued Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Colorado entity. The lawsuit alleges the insurer failed to pay about $501,430 in No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution awards, according to an Oct. 13…

ASCs are still using sign-on bonuses to recruit nurses. Bonus offers grew common during the COVID-19 pandemic, when competition for nurses heated up. While the market has since cooled in many locations, some ASCs still advertise them in job postings.…

Kenneth Skelton, MD, a pediatrician in Albertville, Ala., will retire and permanently close his practice on Dec. 5 after nearly 50 years of caring for children and families, according to an Oct. 6 Facebook post from the practice.  Over five…

Conshohocken, Pa.-based Cencora has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fort Myers, Fla.-based American Oncology Network, a physician-led network of more than 350 oncology providers across 21 states, according to an Oct. 21 news release. The deal values AON at…

Distalmotion, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based medtech company, secured a senior secured term loan facility of up to $70 million from Perceptive Advisors to expand its Dexter robotic surgery system across U.S. ASCs. Distalmotion will use the capital to expand its presence…