ASC News

MOBE, a healthcare company that uses data to better treat its customers and lower health system costs, named former Optum executive Mike Ott as CEO Aug. 23. 

With the COVID-19 pandemic tanking the labor market, job-hunters and employees have spent the last few years with the upperhand, getting raises and extra perks, as employers have struggled to boost retention. 

In Medscape's 2022 "Physicians Behaving Badly" report, released Aug. 19, physicians laid out the worst behavior they have witnessed from colleagues. 

Since July 1, Becker's has reported on physician groups selling property, opening new ASCs, adopting new care models and more.

Becker's has reported on seven surgeons joining new practices or receiving new appointments across six reports since Aug. 1, including a urologist, two vascular surgeons and four gastroenterologists.

Steven Shin, MD, performed wrist surgery on L.A. Dodgers reporter David Vassegh at the Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center in Los Angeles, YardBarker reported Aug. 22.

ASCs from New York to Florida have announced new physician appointments this month. 

Houston medical office construction has hit a 10-year high, ConnectCRE reported Aug. 12. 

Information security services provider Shred-It has released its 12th annual Data Protection Report, and the results show that small businesses are struggling to keep their data protected in a changing technological landscape. 

BTG Pactual Strategic Capital has completed a $165 million strategic commitment to Texas-based in-network ASC company PSN Group, according to an Aug. 23 press release.