The Hospitals of Providence broke ground on a $21 million medical office building in El Paso, Texas, according to a June 8 report from El Paso Inc. The 60,000-square-foot, three-story building is part of the health system’s Mission Ridge medical…
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Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, the parent company of United Surgical Partners International, has appointed Lisa Foo to serve as the company’s first COO. The appointment to the newly created position was effective May 30, according to a securities filing from Tenet.…
Two physicians at the University of Cincinnati Health have completed the first implant of a fully tissue-engineered tricuspid valve in Ohio, WLWT reported June 8. Christiano Spadaccio, MD, and Antonio Panza, MD, both professors within UC College of Medicine’s cardiac…
The CEO of a healthcare software company was convicted for his role in a more than $1 billion scheme that involved fraudulent physicians’ orders to Medicare and other payers, , according to a June 3 news release from the Justice…
Management organization GI Alliance has partnered with real estate company MedCore to open a new ASC in Bentonville, Ark. The ASC officially opened to patients in February, providing outpatient surgical procedures and clinical services for GI patients, according to a…
What led your physician group to consider a strategic partnership? “For our group, the challenges associated with skyrocketing costs, payor reimbursement, hospital competition, staff retention, and continuing to grow our business and operational footprint led us to consider strategic partnerships,” states…
A study recently published in Gastroenterology presents a possible breakthrough in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. According to a June 5 news release, the trial included 238 patients across eight U.S. academic medical centers, including Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic,…
Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne Medical Center has been delaying procedures amid a shake-up with its longtime anesthesia partner, according to a June 6 report from CBS affiliate KCCI. The system announced plans to end its partnership with anesthesia services provider…
Here are six gastroenterologists making headlines recently: 1. Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services. Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will…
As the healthcare landscape shifts, ASCs are at the center of change. Robert Nelson, PA-C, former executive director of Island Eye Surgicenter, joined Becker’s to offer two predictions on where ASCs may be headed next. Editor’s note: This response has…