Pittsburgh-based UPMC will continue performing elective surgeries despite national calls to delay such procedures, TribLive reports.
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The U.S. ASC market could grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.6 percent through 2027, reaching a value of $84.1 billion, according to a report by Coherent Market Insights.
Ohio hospitals will be required to postpone most elective surgeries and procedures under a new mandate from the Ohio Department of Health, Fox19Now.com reports.
Surgery centers are closing across the country due to COVID-19.
ASCs should postpone elective surgeries during the coronavirus pandemic unless a delay of six to eight weeks is likely to "significantly" compromise a patient's safety, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association said in a March 18 memo.
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The Trump administration is taking various actions to help address and contain the spread of COVID-19, according to a CMS news release.
A certified registered nurse anesthetist was arrested in Arizona Feb. 27 for allegedly stealing narcotics from Sunrise Ambulatory Surgical Center and Summit Healthcare, according to wmicentral.com.
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MedPAC released its 2020 report, including recommendations to maintain beneficiary access to ASC services and requiring ASCs, keeping providers under financial pressure to constrain costs and require centers to submit cost data.
The Ambulatory Surgical Center of Stevens Point (Wis.) treated its 10,000th patient in March, Stevens Point News reports.