In Florida, where there are now four confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, nurses like Laurie Mason are hoping to protect themselves from exposure while preparing to diagnose and treat affected patients, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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The U.S. ASC market was valued at $54.25 billion in 2019 and has its sights set on $84.1 billion by 2027, according to a report by Coherent Market Insights.
Philip L. Schneider, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Chevy Chase, Md. Here, he shares his thoughts on the growth in ASCs.
The U.S. outpatient surgical procedure market could grow $22 billion over the course of eight years and hit $144 billion by 2026, according to a report from Verified Market Research.
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All patients at Northfield (Minn.) Hospital & Clinics — including the organization's surgery center — are being screened for symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
The federal government charged physician Francisco Patino, MD, for his alleged participation in a $120 million healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme, according to a Feb. 26 announcement from the Department of Justice.
The Supreme Court of Missouri overturned a circuit court's $2.3 million ruling against St. Luke's Surgicenter-Lee's Summit in a medical malpractice lawsuit, but granted a new trial after the plaintiffs claimed they had new evidence.
ASCs and urgent care clinics are eating away at hospitals' bottom lines, as this is the first year hospital-based outpatient department visits have dropped in 35 years, according to American Hospital Association data reported on by Dark Daily.
One-third of cardiovascular cases could be performed in ASCs by the mid-2020s, according to Bain & Co.