ASC News

Construction began on an 11-story, 282,700-square-foot life science building that has been partially pre-leased by Seattle Children's Research Institute, Commercial Property Executive reported Dec. 1. 

Here are 10 updates on Walmart Healthcare that have been reported by Becker's since Oct. 3:

Here are four ASC and practice closures Becker's has covered this year:

The Iowa Board of Medicine has suspended the license of emergency room physician Maman Ali, MD, who allegedly was under the influence of narcotics while treating patients, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Nov. 30. 

Healthcare has begun its migration to value-based care, and ASCs seem primed for success in the new model.

Doylestown, Pa.-based Richard Alan Kondan, DO, has been sentenced to two to six years in prison for unlawful prescription of opioids, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said Nov. 29. 

A 67-year-old man who had eye surgery said his physician and surgical staff hid evidence of a mishap that left him with a small cut on his forehead, Kaiser Health News reported Nov. 28.

There are seven key questions medical residents should ask during their residency interviews, according to a Nov. 16 checklist created by the Association of American Medical Colleges and published by the American Medical Association. 

From a revenue decrease to a first-time GI Genius use, here are four Medtronic updates Becker's reported on in November: 

Andrie Leday joined DePuy Synthes, Johnson and Johnson's orthopedic company, as its vice president of the ASC division in August, following 12 years at Medtronic.