In February, the Salem (Ore.) Outpatient Surgery Center closed its doors in response to low patient volumes, putting all future plans on hold according to a press release from the health system. Months later, the building still remains shuttered, according…
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The future of ASCs may prove to be simultaneously bright and challenging.
Many physicians are viewing artificial intelligence as a double-edged disruptor: Its high potential for improving physicians' day to day workflow is paired with high potential for abuse.
In 1986, the federal government repealed certificate-of-need laws that govern where health systems can build new facilities, including ASCs, based on demonstrated need in the area. However 34 states, including Georgia, have continued to reinforce the rules on a state…
Thirty-seven percent of physician specialists have invested in a stock or company that turned out badly. according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth and Debt Report 2023."
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Eighteen percent of physicians have a mortgage of more than $500,000, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023," which was published June 9.
From the most expensive universities to the top-ranked in several specialties, here are eight things to know about medical school in 2023:
Tustin, Calif.-based physician Dzung Ahn Pham, MD, was sentenced to 151 months in prison for illegally distributing opioids to patients he knew were addicts, the Justice Department said June 9.
El Paso, Texas County commissioners are considering the approval of a $55 million revenue bond for the El Paso County Hospital District's University Medical Center Surgical Hospital, according to a June 12 report from KFOX14.
About 26 percent of plastic surgeons live in a home that is over 5,000 square feet, the most of any specialty, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth and Debt Report 2023."