Phoenix-based Advanced Spine and Pain has opened a 12,075-square-foot outpatient clinic and ASC. The facility is the organization’s 14th center in the Phoenix area, according to a May 12 news release from Kraus-Anderson Phoenix, which completed the project. The building…
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Michael Ralls, a CRNA at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, Okla., was fired and charged with three counts of sexual battery after multiple employees and a high school intern accused him of inappropriate conduct, according to a…
Most payer organizations agree AI will reshape underwriting, claims and operations. But many initiatives still struggle to move beyond isolated pilots. The challenge is no longer whether AI matters. It’s how to operationalize it responsibly. This new white paper examines…
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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has proposed a single-story, 11,400-square-foot medical office building in Reno, Nev., according to a May 12 report from the Reno Gazette Journal. Kaiser Permanente entered Nevada in February through a joint venture partnership with Reno, Nev.-based…
By January 2026, 82% of all practicing U.S. physicians were employed by hospitals or corporate entities, up from 52% at the start of 2018, according to an Avalere study sponsored by Physicians Advocacy Institute. The study, published May 13, analyzed…
New Providence, N.J.-based PRISM Vision Group has closed a transaction with Retina Macula Institute. Retina Macula Institute, founded by Ron Gallemore, MD, PhD, is an ophthalmology practice with locations in Los Angeles and South Bay, Calif., according to a May…
A Utah podiatrist and two nurses have been indicted on charges of submitting $29 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for medically unnecessary skin substitute services, the Justice Department said in a May 12 news release. Ryan Ellsworth, DPM, owner of…
Many ASC leaders say the industry’s biggest financial mistake is chasing volume at the expense of margin, and the data is proving them right. “The biggest mistake ASCs are making right now is aversion to higher-acuity cases,” James Mitchell, MD,…
A points-based career ladder that rewards certifications, extra duties and community service has helped Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health cut front-line nurse turnover by 7%.” Dare Meeks, RN, SCA Health’s chief nursing officer, joined Becker’s to discuss the ASC company’s registered…
The operating room minute is often referred to as the most expensive unit in healthcare, as the cost of anesthesia, disposables and other equipment and labor continue to eat away at ASCs’ margins. OR efficiency has since taken center stage…