Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan Health System named Cindy Peterson as executive vice president of ambulatory care.
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Ashland, Ore.-based Asante Health System and one of its physicians have agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations that they knowingly submitted false claims for cardiothoracic surgeries to federal health programs.
Massachusetts has the lowest quit rate among employees compared to any other state, with a quit rate of 1.38% a month as a percentage of total employment, according to research from HR tech company SelectSoftware Reviews based on 2023 data…
Mississippi has the least amount of people looking to start a small business in 2024, according to a Jan. 16 report from business information site The Small Business Blog.
Mississippi is the state with the lowest labor costs, while Maryland is the state with the highest, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
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About 20% of physicians took less than one week of vacation in the last year, according to a Jan. 15 report from Medscape based on a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Utah is the best state to start a business, while Rhode Island is the worst, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
Independent ASCs have unique challenges to face when navigating the industry.
As the field of medicine faces an exodus of physicians, plummeting job satisfaction and skyrocketing costs, the future of healthcare may seem grim. However, ASCs have an opportunity larger hospitals and health systems do not.
In October, Newsweek released its annual list of the top 550 ASCs in the U.S. for 2024, assigning each facility with a percentage-based score out of 100.