Covington, La.-based Avala, a physician-led and physician-owned hospital, provided notice of a cybersecurity incident. The hospital discovered the incident had impacted its IT systems on May 30, according to a July 28 news release from Avala. Once it identified the…
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Here are 10 updates on moves by payers for ASCs to know in July, as reported by Becker’s: 1. UnitedHealth Group is complying with criminal and civil investigations by the Justice Department regarding its Medicare Advantage business, according to a…
Beth Hothan-Zielinski, MD, filed a lawsuit in November 2024 accusing Fairfield, Iowa-based Jefferson County Health Center of gender-based pay discrimination and wrongful termination, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported July 25. What happened? Becker’s has reached out to Jefferson County Health Center…
Orlando (Fla.) Health and Southlake, Texas-based Solara Surgical Partners have launched a national joint venture to expand ASC development and operations, according to a July 28 news release emailed to Becker’s. The partnership combines Orlando Health’s clinical infrastructure with Solara’s…
Two employees of the Ontario (Calif.) Advanced Surgery Center have been charged with interfering with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation blocking agents from arresting a man who ran inside the ASC, The Independent reported July 27. The initial incident…
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New Hampshire was ranked as the best state for healthcare in 2025, according to personal finance website WalletHub. The publication compared all 50 states and Washington, D.C., through 44 metrics across three main categories: healthcare cost, access and outcomes. Each…
Workforce shortages have become one of the biggest challenges facing the healthcare industry, and many ASCs have felt the effects. Here are five stories covered by Becker’s in recent years highlighting how staffing shortages have affected ASCs and physician practices.…
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based East Valley Urology has completed the first three prostate cancer procedures in PROCEPT BioRobotics’ FDA-approved WATER IV trial using Aquablation therapy. The outpatient procedures, performed by Rahul Mehan, MD, were completed without complications and with same-day discharge, according…
Suncoast Credit Union Foundation has pledged $500,000 to support the construction and outfitting of the Golisano Children’s Hospital Surgery Center in Fort Myers, Fla. The five-year commitment aims to build the first outpatient surgery center for children in southwest Florida.…
Mohd Malik, MD, a St. Louis-based psychiatrist who is part owner of Behavioral Health Services, which operated Psych Care Consultants in St. Louis, will pay $501,556 to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to Medicare and Missouri Medicaid from…