1. Texas surgeon gets 10 years in prison for fraud; 76% of physicians leave North Carolina hospital after pay cuts & more Full story

2. Tiger Woods moved to Cedars-Sinai for postsurgery care Full story

3. One GI expands into Ohio with latest acquisition Full story

4. The emerging orthopedic environment is complex. Join this webinar to hear what reimbursement trends and pitfalls you need to know.

5. New leadership, SCA's latest plans and more: 4 ASC company notes Full story

6. Virginia practice 2nd in state to use new ear tube procedure Full story

7. 3 outpatient spine developments in the past month Full story

8. Gastroenterologist salary in 5 major US cities Full story

9. Infusion centers shouldn’t feel like they’re playing Tetris when forming daily schedules. Click here to learn how to implement predictive algorithms to optimize supply and demand matching.

10. Top ASC articles — Dr. Michael Ast on orthopedics in ASCs, CHS doubles down on outpatient growth and more Full story

11. Ohio ophthalmology surgery center joins PE-backed management services organization Full story

12. OrthoGrid launches hip-replacement software Full story

13. What will ignite growth at your ortho or spine practice? Join speakers from  Rush, Yale, Mount Sinai and more at the Becker's Othopedic, Spine + ASC Virtual Event to find out. Click here to register.

14. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates
• Test positivity rate + new cases
• Vaccinations administered

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. How ready is your hospital to comply with CMS’s new interoperability and patient access rule? Click here to learn how to efficiently implement the necessary changes.

2. The COVID-19 vaccine is here and patients have questions. Click here to ensure a smooth rollout with communication templates from this E-Book. 

3. Hospital finance leaders must be "specifically specific." Download this guide to learn what that means.