Florida providers now have the authority to discuss gun safety with their patients after a federal appeals court ruled to overturn a 2011 law preventing physicians from engaging in such conversations, according to the New York Times.
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Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg has been synonymous with surgery centers since Co-Founders David Manning and Rodney Lunn developed a business plan on the back of an iced tea napkin in 1986.
Thirty-six thousand feet in the air, Matthew Bromwich, MD, founder of Ottawa, Canada-based Clearwater Clinical and an otolaryngology, head and neck surgery surgeon, had an idea.
The Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Association is advocating for House Bill 2664, which would allow patients to stay in surgery centers for up to 48 hours after admission, according to The Lund Report.
While physician services spending rallied in 2016, estimates suggest spending is likely to slow over the next nine years, Medscape reports.
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CMS estimates find healthcare spending is rapidly increasing, MedPage Today reports.
iCIMS released a report on hiring in the healthcare industry today.
The Health Center South/Eye Center South in Dothan, Ala., is planning an expansion, according to a report from the Dothan Eagle.
This week was packed with news surrounding federal judges ruling in favor of the Department of Justice and blocking two major payer deals.
The Senate confirmed David Shulkin, MD, as the Department of Veterans Affairs' secretary on Feb. 13, 2017, USA Today reports.