Bloomfield Township, Mich., has gotten its first ASC, according to a Jan. 4 Hometown Life article.
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Bellin Health and Prevea Health, both based in Green Bay, Wis., are introducing online tools to compare costs between their hospitals and new ASCs, Green Bay Press Gazette reported Jan. 27.
The South Carolina Senate voted Jan. 26 to eliminate its certificate of need program, according to The Center Square.
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While COVID-19 is accelerating the migration of physicians to hospital employment, some hospitals have doubled down on measures that are making it hard for private practice physicians to remain independent.
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Physicians in Providence, R.I., had the largest pay bump of any metropolitan city last year, according to Physicians Thrive, a physician advisory group.
The Oxford (Miss.) Surgery Center is celebrating 20 years of providing care for the region, Hotty Toddy News reported Jan. 26.
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It’s in Dr. Dean's clinical innovation research institute, which has similar surgical capabilities to an outpatient surgery center within a clinic setting, that he is able to implement new innovations that create efficiencies and offer his patients "an OR level…
Opposition to proposed ASCs often follows a formula: Opponents, such as hospitals, say local providers will lose employees and patients, and proponents cite a need for competition or more independent care.