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47 HEALTHCARE NEWS 'Don't re-invent the wheel': A message for ASC supply chain leaders By Angie Stewart S upply chain success shouldn't look much different in ASCs than it does in hospital operating rooms, according to Tyler Ross, director of supply chain operations at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health. Mr. Ross shared the following insight on LinkedIn: "We need to stop overlooking and under-appreciating the clinical com- plexity of ASCs. "With increasing reimbursement incentives for performing surgeries in outpatient locations, non-acute supply chain leaders need to keep this in mind. Ensure your ASCs are staffed with supply chain team members to manage this. It's worth getting right, and the demand for outpatient cases is only going up. Rapidly. "Don't re-invent the wheel, just re-tread the tires." n Physician shareholders awarded $3.5M+ By Angie Stewart M id-Continent Anesthesiology was awarded more than $3.5 million aer a jury found its two former presidents didn't disclose their compensation or provide sufficient evidence that they were fairly paid, e Wichita Eagle reports. e Wichita, Kan.-based practice's physician shareholders filed a lawsuit against former presi- dents Gerard Bassell, MD, and Robert McKay, MD, in 2018, according to the Eagle. Dr. Bassell, who was Mid-Continent Anesthe- siology's president for about 15 years, and Dr. McKay, who served as treasurer, were accused of converting assets and concealing them as com- pensation, bonuses or administrative salaries. e suit also alleged that the pair intimidated or threatened shareholders who asked to see the practice's financial data. e alleged misappropriation of funds was discovered when Mid-Continent discontinued its business with Surgicare of Wichita and "the budget wouldn't work," Mid-Continent's at- torney said. Aer a jury found Drs. Bassell and McKay guilty of conspiracy to misappropriate more than $3.5 million and awarded that amount to Mid-Con- tinent Anesthesiology's physician shareholders, Dr. Bassell's attorney said they would appeal the verdict to address "substantial legal issues." Dr. McKay's attorney didn't return the Eagle's calls for comment. n 5 surgery centers, ophthalmologists performing new procedures By Eric Oliver Five ophthalmologists or surgery centers introduced new procedures: Harold Ballitch, MD, is part of a small cohort of ophthalmologists who are using the PanOptix Trifocal Intraocular Lens. Jeffrey Horn, MD, of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vision for Life, also implanted the PanOptix Trifocal Intraocular Lens. Jack Abrams, MD, implanted the Las Vegas-based Abrams Eye Center's first Acrysof IQ intraocular lens to treat a patient with presbyopia, or farsightedness caused by loss of eye elasticity. Phoenix-based Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center also implanted the AcrySof IQ PanOptix Trifocal IOL. Effingham (Ill.) Ambulatory Surgery Center began offering the iStent inject Trabecular Micro-Bypass System to im- prove glaucoma patients' quality of life. n Illinois ASC pays $1.3M+ for permit to relocate, establish new center By Angie Stewart P hysicians' Surgical Center won approval to relocate from Belleville, Ill., to O'Fallon, Ill., effectively establishing a new healthcare facility. Three details: 1. Ahmed 15 and Haris Assets paid $1,354,300 for a permit to discon- tinue services in Belleville and reestablish a single-specialty gastroenter- ology ASC in O'Fallon. 2. The project is slated for completion by June 30, 2020, and could amount to $80,000 in start-up costs. 3. The O'Fallon facility features 3,360 square feet of clinical space and 915 square feet of nonclinical space. n