Patsy Newitt

In November, CMS updated hospital price transparency regulation for hospitals with more than 30 beds.

Lexington-based University of Kentucky got the green light to buy land for a proposed $6.9 million outpatient cancer treatment center and advanced ambulatory complex, the university said Dec. 14.  

Here are seven COVID-19 updates from the last week: 

JLL Income Property Trust acquired the North Tampa (Fla.) Surgery Center for about $8.5 million, the trust said Dec. 14. 

The average physician assistant makes $143,012 a year, according to the "2021 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report" by LocumTenens.com.

Here are seven supply chain updates from the last two weeks: 

Seven-physician Gastroenterology Associates Endoscopy Unit in Hickory, N.C. was recognized for quality by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Hickory Daily Record reported Dec. 12.

Gastro Health is ending 2021 strong — acquiring four practices in Florida and Ohio since Sept. 1. 

The New Mexico House passed an update to medical malpractice law to ensure independent physicians can get the insurance they need to continue working at hospitals after Dec. 31, the Albuquerque Journal reported Dec. 10. 

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock is barring most visitors from its facilities, including its ASCs, as of Dec. 10 until further notice, the health system said.