Four physicians filed lawsuits in March against the health systems and medical groups previously employing them.
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Surgical Information Systems ranked first in client rating for ASC EHR user satisfaction for the sixth consecutive year in a Black Book survey.
ASC owners and operators faced challenges last year when elective surgeries were limited across the U.S.
Timothy Story, MD, of Carmel, Ind., is suing St. Vincent Medical Group, alleging he was fired without cause last year, according to a report in The Indiana Lawyer.
Boardman, Ohio-based Adil Jaffer, MD, filed a lawsuit against Steward Medical Group, part of Boston-based Steward Health Care, alleging he received higher than average pay to keep referrals within the Steward network, according to a report in Tribune Chronicle, part…
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More than half of employed physicians are considering a change in their practice situation after the pandemic, according to a Jackson Physician Search report.
Police this week arrested a woman they say was posing as a plastic surgeon at an unnamed surgery center in Doral, Fla., according to a local CBS affiliate.
A former employee of Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates filed a complaint against the company and Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, alleging they entered into an agreement not to compete for senior-level employees.
The pandemic affected ASC case volume and operations in several ways in the last year, with some centers adapting while others are struggling to stay afloat.
Asheboro, N.C.-based Randolph Health closed the Randolph Health Surgery Center to save $1.1 million in operating costs, the Courier-Tribune reported.