Amid lingering antitrust issues, Optum's $13 billion acquisition of data analytics firm Change Healthcare is facing more hurdles. Optum owns one of the biggest ASC chains in the U.S., Surgical Care Affiliates, and the company's plans to grow its data capabilities…
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ASCs come in different sizes, and the gaps in operating revenue between the smallest and the largest can be tens of millions of dollars.
Wyoming and North Dakota have the fewest number of active registered nurse licenses, according to data from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Grand Island, Neb.-based CHI Health St. Francis performed its first robotic-assisted surgery, NBC affiliate KSNB reported Feb. 18.
Multiple variants in the COVID-19 pandemic have proven to be concerning, with delta's severity and omicron's ease of spreading both complicating efforts to keep people safe.
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Between skyrocketing travel nurse pay and hospital sign-on bonuses, ASCs are struggling to recruit and retain nurses.
ASCs come in different sizes, and the gaps in operating revenue between the smallest and the largest can be tens of millions of dollars.
NYU Langone Health has opened NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center in New York City.
On average, nonprofit hospital CEOs make eight times more than workers without advanced degrees, according to a study of more than 1,000 hospitals by the Lown Institute.
Texas has the second-most orthopedic ASCs in the nation, with 343. It also has the 20th-highest per-capita rate for orthopedic ASCs, with 11.8 per 1 million residents.