In the fragmented, fiercely competitive global ambulatory services market, big and small players alike are pursuing acquisitions, expansion and new technologies to gain a competitive edge, according to Market Research Future.
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Cheyenne, Wyo.-based High Plains Surgery Center Administrator Debbie Hall shared with Becker's ASC Review how trends in the healthcare industry are affecting operations at her surgery center.
After a small equipment fire closed Spencer (Iowa) Hospital's surgery center Jan. 21, the hospital reopened the surgery center Jan. 25, The Daily Reporter reports.
Warwick, R.I.-based Koch Eye Associates and Dartmouth, Mass.-based Eye Health Vision Centers received a visit from FBI agents, according to a Providence Journal report.
Glassdoor's ranking of America's top 50 jobs in 2019 includes seven healthcare jobs.
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Most healthcare executives believe burnout is negatively impacting their organization and don't think enough is being done about it, according to a Witt/Kieffer survey.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group's Optum division is suing former IT executive David Smith for allegedly stealing trade secrets and taking them to Amazon's health venture with Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan Chase, CNBC reports.
An electronic device was reportedly stolen from Irving, Texas-based Las Colinas Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, compromising 76,000 patient records.
Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health's $25 million ASC opened in March 2018, and has benefited the community ever since, local ABC affiliate KLKN TV reports.
Here are three legislative updates that could affect surgery centers: