Here are seven things to know for Sept. 26, 2016.
267 patients at risk after Air Force Academy treats them with improperly processed endoscopy equipment
The Air Force Academy notified 267 patients they're at risk for several infectious diseases after they were treated with improperly processed endoscopy equipment.
CASA honors 5 California ASCs; Grass Valley Surgery Center gets top award
The California Association for Ambulatory Surgery awarded Grass Valley Surgery Center the CASA ASC of the Year recognition, and honored four other ASCs for excellence.
Anthem and Cigna play the blame game saying other insurer breached merger deal
The Anthem-Cigna merger is making headlines again after Cigna's counsel told the court the insurers' in-house lawyers exchanged letters "accusing each other of breaching the merger agreement."
8 things to know about physician practices: Just 33% now independent practice owners
The Physicians Foundation's 2016 Survey of America's Physicians: Practice Patterns & Perspectives found hospital employment is rising, along with administrative work, serious dissatisfaction and much more.
80% of physicians feel overextended, at capacity
The changing healthcare landscape has left many physicians feeling burned out, according to a "2016 Survey of America’s Physicians: Practice Patterns and Perspectives." Eighty percent of physicians reported being overextended or at capacity, leaving no time to see additional patients.
Global Healthcare Accreditation taps Karen Timmons as CEO
Karen Timmons will be the new CEO of Global Healthcare Accreditation.
Orange Regional Medical Center opens ASC
Middletown, N.Y.-based Orange Regional Medical Center is opening a new cancer center and outpatient building, with an ambulatory surgery center, in Wallkill, N.Y.
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