Here are five updates on ASC companies and industry-relevant companies to note:
The Leapfrog Group lifted the participation cap on its first-ever ASC safety and quality survey, opening participation to all licensed ASCs in the U.S. Read more.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group's Optum division is suing former IT executive David Smith for allegedly stealing trade secrets and taking them to Amazon's health venture with Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan Chase. Read more.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare affiliate Mount Pleasant, S.C.-based East Cooper Medical Center is weighing a move into the outpatient arena to meet growing demand.
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System's investment arm is taking a minority stake in a planned ASC.
Norfolk-based Virginia Eye Consultants, a multi-specialty practice with 11 ophthalmologists and six optometrists, joined Cincinnati-based CEI Vision Partners.