Hundreds of thousands of files containing patient information and procedure photos were stored in an improperly secured database owned by NextMotion, a technology firm that provides imaging and patient management services to plastic surgery clinics and centers, Bleepingcomputer reports.
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Atlas Surgical Group — one of the St. Louis metropolitan area's largest private surgical groups — began making ASC ownership a priority over a decade ago, betting that healthcare in the U.S. was headed in an outpatient-focused direction.
UnitedHealthcare is the largest insurer in the U.S. by membership, according to VeryWell health.
Machine learning tools effectively identified patients at greater risk for readmission, according to a study published in Anesthesiology and highlighted by the UCLA Anderson Review.
The ASC industry turned 50 on Feb. 12, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.
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Elmwood Park, N.J.-based Phillips Eye Center was locked down Feb. 12, after an employee found a bullet taped to his locker, the Daily Voice reports.
In the ASC industry's 50th year, consumerism, consolidation, regulatory changes, and new technologies are top-of-mind trends for ASC leaders.
The Gramercy Surgery Center in New York City recently celebrated its 13th anniversary.
The first ASC was established in Phoenix on Feb. 12, 1970, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Today, there are about 5,800 ASCs throughout the U.S.
Oklahoma City-based CardioVascular Health Clinic is performing percutaneous coronary intervention as an outpatient service following CMS' decision to allow the procedure to be performed in an outpatient setting, The Oklahoman reports.