Healthcare, as an industry, is shaped by the convergence of a wide array of factors, including policy, labor and technology, to name a few. As the industry grows, ASCs have gained prominence as a way to increase surgical volumes while…
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Nashua (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgical Center has completed its first total shoulder replacement, marking the launch of a new total joint program. The procedure was performed Nov. 5 by Daniel Bouvier, MD, of New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center, according to a Nov.…
Jay Singleton, MD, an ophthalmologist and owner of Singleton Vision Center in New Bern, North Carolina, is returning to court this week in a lawsuit that claims the state’s CON laws are unconstitutional, North Carolina Health News reported Nov. 17. …
Heights University Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., will close immediately after being denied $25 million in funding, according to a Nov. 17 report from roi-nj.com. The hospital, which also includes an ASC, had its request for funding turned down by…
Las Vegas-based Sun Valley Surgery Center recently suffered a data breach affecting more than 27,000 individuals. The ASC said it became aware on Sept. 3 of a potential issue involving its information systems. An investigation into the incident determined that…
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The ambulatory surgery business is expanding rapidly and shows no sign of slowing down. Consider the history of the industry. Nearly 60% of all outpatient surgical procedures were carried out in ASCs in 2019 compared to just 48% in 2010.…
Autonomy is what independent physicians enjoy most about their job, according to Medscape’s Self-Employed Physicians Report published Nov. 11. Medscape surveyed 1,571 physicians between March 19 and June 3, of those physicians, 748 were self-employed. Here’s what self-employed physicians like…
The Senate passed a spending package to fund the federal government through Jan. 30, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 10. Here are five things to know: 1. The spending package, which passed in a 60-40 vote, would fund the…
Michael Holmes, former COO at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital, is suing his former employer, alleging that it breached a confidentiality and noncompete agreement, according to court documents obtained by Becker’s. The complaint, filed Nov. 5, claims that the hospital…
Brown Health’s Narragansett (R.I.) Family Medicine closed Oct. 31, according to a notice on the Providence, R.I.-based system’s website. The office shut down as both physicians transitioned to roles at a concierge medicine practice, the notice said. Due to a…