Health coverage provider Centene made six updates to its leadership team, including three C-suite appointments, according to a Dec. 14 news release from the company.
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Urology was named the most stressful job in the country, according to a report from the Labor Department's Occupational Network.
Here are five hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 15:
Cape Regional Health System in Cape May, N.J., has merged with Cooper University Health Care in Camden, N.J., due to a struggle to remain independent, according to a Dec. 14 report from The Press of Atlantic City.
California will begin requiring providers who provide immunizations to submit them to a statewide registry.
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The Justice Department has filed a False Claims Act complaint against chiropractor Yury Gampel and his 15 Modern Vascular labs for allegedly false illegal relationships and transactions.
Greenwich, Conn.-based psychologist Michael Lonski, PhD, admitted that he billed insurers for services he knew were not rendered, the Justice Department said Dec. 13.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association is focusing legislative efforts in several areas, including support for reintroducing the Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2021 in the 118th congressional session, ASC Focus reported in December.
Surgery Partners has 4,600 physicians and more than 180 locations in its portfolio. Here are 10 updates on the ASC chain that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 10:
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has ranked six key areas where it saw deficiencies among ASCs in 2021 and 2022.