An analysis conducted by Cedar Gate Technologies found that ambulatory surgical center rates of utilization increased by over 10 percent while inpatient surgery rates dropped by over 7 percent between 2019 and 2021.
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Scott Stillwell, MD, of Green Bay, Wis., had his license suspended for 30 days after falsely recording that he and his immediate family were vaccinated against COVID-19, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported Jan. 9.
Shakopee, Minn.-based St. Francis Regional Medical Center will build a new outpatient surgery and endoscopy center
Insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield has been in negotiations with health systems across the country throughout the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Here are five major updates from the company since May 24:
College educated men between the ages of 25 and 39 led the "quiet quitting" movement in the U.S. between 2019 and 2022, according to a Jan. 9 report from Bloomberg.
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Former physician Michael Ligotti was sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to surrender his medical license for a $746 million scheme involving substance abuse treatment centers, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 9.
Medscape surveyed 744 self-employed physicians for its 2022 "Self-employed Physicians Report" on their experiences.
Scott Barkin, DO, a physician at Columbus-based Central Ohio Urology Group, an affiliate of U.S. Urology Partners, has performed the clinic's 100th Aquablation procedure.
About 85 percent of U.S. surgeons are using telehealth in some capacity, according to the American Medical Association's "2021 Telehealth Survey Report," with 80 percent saying telehealth gives patients better access to care.
Orlando, Fla.-based Aventus Health has filed a class action complaint against United Healthcare for allegedly failing to reimburse Aventus for 35,000 COVID-19 tests.