New details have emerged about the California Justice Department's fraud investigation into a pain management center chain that closed abruptly in May 2021, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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A career in medicine offers some of the best job-fulfillment opportunities out there, but as of 2022, money still makes the world go 'round.
The average number of procedures performed in an ASC per year has jumped 11 percent since 2011, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.
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…
ASCs come in different sizes, and the gaps in operating revenue between the smallest and the largest can be tens of millions of dollars.
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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.
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.