Thirty-four states in the U.S. currently have certificate-of-need laws that govern where health systems can build new facilities, including ASCs, based on demonstrated need in an area.
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Wilmington, N.C.-based family medicine physician Mark Armitage, MD, agreed to pay $170,000 to resolve allegations he prescribed opioids and other drugs outside the usual course of professional practice.
San Jose, Calif.-based family medicine physician Donald Siao, MD, was convicted of 12 counts of illegally distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone.
Here are seven hospitals and health systems laying off employees that Becker's has reported on since June 1:
Galena, Ohio-based Eskender Getachew, MD, has been convicted of unlawful prescription of opioids and benzodiazepines.
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Tenet Healthcare, an operator of 465 ASCs and surgical hospitals nationwide, has appointed Sun Park as its new CFO and executive vice president, effective January 1.
Newsweek recently released its annual list of the top 510 ASCs nationwide.
About 26.6 percent of the U.S. workforce, or 44.8 million employees, are now entitled to salary transparency by law, according to a June 21 report from CNBC.
Newsweek recently released its annual list of the top 510 ASCs nationwide.
A suspicious package shut down Piedmont Hospital's medical office building in Atlanta early in the morning on June 21, forcing more than 100 people to evacuate, according to a June 21 report from Atlanta News First.