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Author: Claire Wallace

COVID-19 is on the rise in a predicted 25 states nationwide following a new summer surge, according to an Aug. 18 report from Forbes based on the newest data from the CDC. 

Since January, 10 states have passed laws reforming prior authorization rules in an effort to reduce care delays and save time for physicians and patients, according to an Aug. 19 report from the American Medical Association. 

Nearly three in four physicians have felt pressure from their workplaces to squeeze in more patient visits to add RVUs and greater reimbursements for the business, according to Medscape's 2024 "Medscape Physicians and RVUs Report," published Aug. 16. 

Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center has earned the Optum Bariatric Center of Excellence designation from the Clinical Sciences Institute. 

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Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain and Spine has broken ground on an ASC in New Albany, Ind., according to an Aug. 12 report from Louisville Business First.

Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Medical Group has tapped Michael Rahmin, MD, as director of gastroenterology, as reported Aug. 15 by ROI-NJ.com.

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