The number of physicians working in private practice is shrinking, as consolidation and rising costs makes practicing independently less feasible.
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A patient has been sued by a collection agency after refusing to pay a bill from Pacific Rim Outpatient Surgery Center of Bellingham (Wash.), according to an Aug. 19 report from NPR.
Here are four new orthopedics-focused ASCs that are now in development or have opened in the last month, as reported by Becker's since July 22:
ASC leaders' level of responsibility is increasing, according to a survey from OR Manager.
Four ASC owners, operators and developers are joining forces to form Ker Leader Medical — a surgery center development company focused on aligning independent ASCs.
Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health has become the first system in the state to cease the use of desflurane, an anesthetic gas that is harmful to the environment, according to an Aug. 20 report from Maine Public.
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has submitted a certificate of need to construct a $25.06 million ASC, according to an Aug. 21 report from the Winston-Salem Journal.
Birmingham-based Alabama Cardiovascular Group filed a report with HHS confirming that 280,000 individuals were impacted by a data breach, TechTarget reported Aug. 20.
A physician who was practicing in Salt Lake City has pleaded guilty to distributing oxycodone outside of medical practice in what the Justice Department called a "sex for scripts" scheme.
Columbus-based OhioHealth has become the first health system in central Ohio to eliminate desflurane, an anesthetic gas that is harmful to the environment.