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Restoration Eye Care, the practice of Timothy McGarity, MD, has broken ground on a new ambulatory surgery center, LASIK clinic and cataract clinic in Columbia, Mo., according to a Columbia Business Times report.
Cantel Medical has agreed to acquire PuriCore International, an automated endoscope reprocessor manufacturer based in the United Kingdom, for a purchase price of $26.9 million, according to an Infection Control Today report.
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The majority of solo and small physician practices, 90 percent, that have in-house billing and collections plan to outsource most or all of their medical billing services within the next two years, according to Kareo's Black Book 2014 report.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) elected Terry Bohlke president during the ASCA annual meeting in May.
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