Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Private equity's shifting role in healthcare

    Paige Haeffele -
    Becker's connected with Nilesh Dave, MD, vice president of clinical effectiveness and chief medical officer at Arlington-based Texas Health Resources to discuss the role of profit-driven companies in healthcare.

  2. Employed CRNAs by state

    Claire Wallace -
    Texas has more certified registered nurse anesthetists than any other state, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was updated in April. 

  3. Fecal screenings cut colorectal cancer mortality 33%: Study

    Claire Wallace -
    Fecal immunochemical tests can reduce colorectal cancer mortality rates by 33%, according to a July 19 study published in JAMA Network Open.

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  1. 5 ASC deals to know in 2024

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Here are five industry-shifting deals within the ASC world in 2024.

  2. Healthcare's job market: 5 fast facts

    Paige Haeffele -
    Despite the unpredictable job market in the U.S., healthcare has remained relatively consistent as a leading sector for growth.

  3. ChristianaCare, Atlas to develop East Coast ASC network

    Paige Haeffele -
    Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare and surgery center development company Atlas Healthcare Partners partnered to develop an ASC network across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

  4. Idaho ASC suffers data breach

    Paige Haeffele -
    Coeur D'Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health experienced a data security incident that may have affected patient and staff information.

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  1. Murder convict escapes custody at UNC Gastroenterology

    Claire Wallace -
    An inmate convicted of murder escaped a prison van that was transporting him to an appointment at Hillsborough, N.C.-based UNC Gastroenterology, according to an Aug. 13 report from the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald.

  2. Texas university launches CRNA program

    Claire Wallace -
    Fairfield (Conn.) University has expanded its nurse anesthesia program to its campus in Austin, Texas, according to an Aug. 12 report from NBC affiliate KXAN.

  3. Cardiology No. 2 in healthcare AI use

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Cardiology trails only radiology as the specialty with the highest number of AI algorithms cleared by the FDA.  

  4. 48,000 patients' data breached in Florida ASC hack

    Francesca Mathewes -
    A Florida health center confirmed that patients' data was accessed by an unauthorized party in a breach that took place earlier this year, according to an article by lawyer Richard Console published in JD Supra on Aug. 12. 

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  1. HCA wins ASC approval after 3rd CON application, despite Bon Secours pushback

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Last month, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare received certificate-of-need approval to develop an ASC in Hanover, Va., after two consecutive rejections by state health authorities, reported the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Aug. 13. 

  2. Planned ASC aims to address 'deeply troubling disparity' in Chicago

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Cook County (Ill.) Health plans to open a new ASC in early 2025 on the site of the former Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, reported WBEZ Chicago Aug. 8

  3. 'The best study is the status quo': How CRNAs can work independently to alleviate provider shortages

    Claire Wallace -
    In 2024, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., have removed practice restrictions from certified registered nurse anesthetists, allowing them to practice independently with fewer physician oversight requirements. 

  4. Gastroenterologist named chief digital and technology officer at Hospital for Special Surgery

    Carly Behm -
    Ashis Barad, MD, a pediatric gastroenterologist, was named the first chief digital and transformation officer at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

  5. ASC leader pay soars

    Laura Dyrda -
    ASC leaders reported big earnings growth in the last year with more than three quarters now earning six figures, according to OR Manager.

  6. ASCs vs. HOPDs in 5 numbers

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are five numbers illustrating differences in reimbursement, cost savings and national footprints of ASCs compared to hospital outpatient departments.

  7. 8 ASCs running or starting robot programs this year

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Here are eight ASC that have started robot programs, or are planning to start them, this year, as reported by Becker's:

  8. 2 families sue New Hampshire hospital following patient deaths

    Claire Wallace -
    Two families have filed separate lawsuits against Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center after their family members allegedly died during heart surgery, according to an Aug. 8 report from The New Hampshire Union Leader.

  9. Ohio medical building sells for $40M

    Claire Wallace -
    A medical office building in Cincinnati has sold for $40 million, the region's most expensive publicly disclosed office transaction of the year, according to an Aug. 12 report from the Cincinnati Business Courier.

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