Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International's number of ASCs has grown by 116 percent since 2011, according to a Jan. 23 report from VMG Health.
Patsy Newitt
CVS Health has made several massive deals and launched a new virtual care service in 2023, and it was predicted to be the top acquirer of healthcare companies this year, according to a survey by Health Tech Nerds.
Both large ASC groups and individual ASCs continued to grow in 2022, according to a Jan. 23 report from VMG Health.
Becker's reported on eight Gastro Health transactions in 2022.
Nurse practitioners, medical and health services managers, and physician assistants are among the top 20 fastest growing jobs, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
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Some hospitals have been raising nurse pay, which could mean ASCs will have even more difficulty recruiting staff.
Pain management physician Dr. Yutong Zhang, has been sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for operating his Wayne, Pa.-based practice as a "pill mill," the Justice Department said Jan. 20.
Here are eight updates from CVS Health since Jan. 3:
Social inflation accounts for up to 11 percent of losses related to physician malpractice claims, according to the "Social Inflation and Loss Development Report" from The Doctor's Company and Moore Actuarial Consulting.
Twenty-seven percent of physicians consume less than one drink a week, according to Medscape's "Lifestyle and Happiness Report 2023," released Jan. 20.