Although Colchester, Vt.-based Green Mountain Surgery Center has yet to open, it is already seeking board approval to expand services, the VTDigger reports.
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Two physicians were charged by the Department of Justice in its Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force takedown.
A physician in Alabama was charged with healthcare fraud and the unlawful distribution of controlled substances as part of a massive government takedown, according to the Department of Justice.
The Ohio legislature passed a law requiring ASCs to establish ways to identify patients who could benefit from palliative care and inform them about those services.
ASC management software provider HSTpathways released eChart 2.0, a real-time practice management program.
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Stuart (Fla.) Surgery Center has treated 3,000-plus patients since opening its doors in April 2018.
Male specialists and self-employed specialists receive higher compensation than their peers, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2019."
ASCs are poised to succeed, thanks to several developments over the past few years, according to Vertess Managing Director Hilsman Knight.
Physicians in Oklahoma earn higher salaries than providers in any other state, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2019."
A spine surgeon who operates two ASCs in New Jersey had his license temporarily suspended after allegations of inappropriately contacting two patients, according to a report from the North Jersey Record.