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Anesthesia Business Consultants is encouraging anesthesiologists to review Avoiding Medicare Fraud & Abuse: A Roadmap for Physicians, a 20-page booklet recently released by CMS.

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement identified three things ASCs can implement to improve safety and increase patient satisfaction, according to a story on MedPage Today.

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Downers Grove, Ill.-based DuPage Medical Group has acquired a four-GI physician group, based in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., according to a Daily Herald report. 

Columbus-based OhioHealth Corp. plans to build an outpatient campus, according to Columbus Business First.

In February, Surgical Care Affiliates' short interest increased 43 percent, according to The Hilltop News.

Medical testing done by Theranos was plagued by quality control problems that could have led to inaccurate results for patients, according to an inspection report released by federal regulators and reported by The New York Times.

Blue Cross Blue Shield conducted a report comparing the medical claims of enrollees before and after the ACA was implemented.

RBC Capital analysts cut Surgery Partners' price target from $22 to $20, according to Financial Market News.

The choice between independent practice versus hospital employment is a difficult one, as each option has its own sets of pros and cons. In independent practice, physicians have greater freedom as well as greater responsibility. On the other hand, hospital…