ASC News

Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia are partnering to expand patient access in the state. Under the partnership, Anthem members will have access to AOC’s services including ASCs, urgent care centers, imaging and outpatient…

Houston-based Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center has begun clinical use of GE HealthCare’s Allia Moveo imaging platform, becoming the first hospital in the U.S. to install the system. The technology is used in hybrid operating rooms and supports complex minimally…

Surgeons from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill March 11 to advocate for policies aimed at protecting patient access to care. The group’s members will discuss several legislative priorities during the…

For years, I thought the biggest constraint in our orthopedic practice was capacity. I was wrong. Imagine it’s Sunday afternoon, and you’re sitting in the ER with your mother, who fell walking down the stairs. The physician tells you she…

In an article posted March 4, the National Law Review outlined the last year of shifts in national policy regulating noncompete agreements in employee contacts.  Here’s a timeline of recent updates regarding the national noncompete ban and other state regulations: …

Legent Health, an owner and operator of orthopedic ASCs and surgical hospital, named spine surgeon Todd Albert, MD, as chief medical officer. Dr. Albert has more than 20 years of executive, clinical and academic leadership, according to a March 5 news release.…

Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health is expanding its operations into the ASC and outpatient space, signaled by a recent joint venture partnership and capital investment.  The nonprofit organization, which operates 19 acute and specialty hospitals serving more than 1.6 million patients…

Here are four hospitals and health systems laying off employees in the month of February, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System shared plans to lay off 187 full-time employees, citing funding cuts related to H.R. 1.…

Iowa House lawmakers have passed a bill that would prohibit noncompete agreements in employment contracts for physicians employed by the University of Iowa Health Care. The legislation passed the chamber with a 70-19 vote. Representative Ann Meyer, a Republican from…

Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio, will close an ambulatory surgery center and sleep medicine services this spring as it implements cost-reduction strategies ahead of its planned acquisition by Columbus-based OhioHealth, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed to Becker’s.  The…