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Oak Brook Surgical Centre and insurance company Aetna are battling in court over $3.4 million in bills, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.
Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., has achieved accreditation from the AAAHC for the third time, according to a Brainerd Dispatch report.
Surgery center operator First Surgical Partners recently discussed its 2011 financial results, reporting a growth in the number of procedures performed and challenges such as declining reimbursements and industry regulation.
Gastroenterologist Eric Ibegbu, MD, has opened a new office in Kingston, N.C., according to a Free Press report.
Gastroenterologist Kandarp Shah, MD, has joined the Adventist Health/Central Valley Network Consolidated medical staff, according to a news release.
A new ambulatory surgery center in Elk Grove, Calif., for Sutter Health is expected to open this summer, according to an Elk Grove Citizen report.
Avera Health, a network of 300 locations in eastern South Dakota and surrounding states, has broken ground on a new medical center in Worthington, Minn., that will include an outpatient surgery center, according to a Daily Globe report.
This letter briefly discusses eleven issues facing surgery centers in 2012.
Stephen Hochschuler, MD, is co-founder of the Texas Back Institute in Plano, which began in 1977 in partnership with Ralph Rashbaum, MD. Their joint vision for the institute was to create "an integrated multispecialty spinal clinic that included prevention, conservative…