A new law that took effect Sept. 1 in Texas aims to ease the administrative burdens that insurance companies place on physicians, but some payers have voiced their opposition to the legislation, claiming it will put more patients at risk.
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The U.S. is expected to reach a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians by 2034, and more than 2 of 5 active physicians will be older than 65 in the next decade.
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Physicians Group agreed a deal to acquire a multispecialty group, but a motion filed by two area hospitals could halt the sale, The Morning Call reported Sept. 28.
Intermountain Healthcare launched an outpatient imaging company that will offer flat-rate prices and open three outpatient imaging centers.
Technology can be crucial to how an ASC manages everyday operations, such as scheduling and patient communication.
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Traverse City, Mich.-based Copper Ridge Surgery Center performed its first procedure using Lumenis' minimally invasive laser technology, the Moses Pulse 120H, the center announced Sept. 28.
Emergency physicians, psychiatry and radiology were among the specialties in which most "young physicians" — those under 40 years old — were most satisfied with their pay, according to the Medscape Young Physician Compensation Report 2021.
CMS plans to require ASCs to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff members.
The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington received the state's green light to plan an outpatient surgery center, despite opposition from hospital employees who say the hospital is "unable and unwilling" to staff existing operations, Seven Days reported Sept.…
From staffing challenges to excess capacity, here are four ASCs or ASC expansions that have recently faced opposition: