The opioid crisis, tuition handouts, flu severity, ACA battles and gun issues were the topics that resonated with the medical community most this year, according to a Medscape survey.
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Police in Tulsa, Okla., responded to six bomb threats Dec. 13, including one at Tulsa Bone & Joint Associates' Union Pines Surgery Center, Fox 23 News reports.
New regulatory requirements, evolving payment models, advancing technologies and rising patient expectations will drive healthcare organizations' priorities in 2019, according to Robin Ntoh, a senior professional services consultant at Nextech.
Out of five major ASC development companies, Addison, Texas-based United Surgical Partners International and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare own the most ASCs.
Medscape surveyed 5,250 physicians from 29-plus specialties about how they feel about difficult decisions regarding patient care.
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A study published in BMJ examined golfing patterns among physicians, finding surgeons had the strongest golf game.
Quality improves when physicians, patients and their families are satisfied with ASC procedures, according to Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III.
Here's a snapshot of the six legislative issues that dominated healthcare coverage in 2018:
China, Apple and environmental factors affecting health outcomes will drive healthcare transformations in 2019, reports Isabelle Roughol, LinkedIn senior editor-at-large.
The owner of the former Midtown Medical Center in Chicago pled guilty to illegally selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of opioids prescriptions, according to the Chicago Sun Times.