U.S. Anesthesia Partners secured a court order pausing the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit while the parties work to finalize a proposed settlement. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued the stay May 26. The FTC…
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Here are 10 ASC projects that were announced or completed in May, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health broke ground on a 100,000-square-foot ambulatory clinic in Cape Coral, Fla. The facility will provide surgical and interventional…
The share of practices owned by hospitals, health systems or other corporate entities surged from 39% to 59% between 2019 and 2023 alone. Physician employment by those same entities climbed from 62% to 78% over the same period, according to…
Pueblo, Colo.-based UCHealth Parkview Medical Center ended its cardiothoracic surgery program June 1, according to a report from The Pueblo Chieftain. Patients requiring cardiothoracic surgery will be referred to UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs, Colo., where the health…
Healthcare organizations continue to face intense competition for qualified talent, even as hiring conditions improve across other industries. In this webinar, leaders share practical strategies for healthcare talent acquisition teams to improve candidate reach, strengthen employer branding and drive stronger…
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Running a fixed-price ASC is less a billing innovation than an operational discipline, according to Tom Valentine, the new president of Zionsville, Ind.-based WellBridge Surgical. Mr. Valentine, who joined the free-market ASC May 1 after roughly two months of preparatory…
Clay Center, Kan.-based Clay County Medical Center received a $2.5 million state grant to purchase a da Vinci 5 surgical robot, bringing robotic-assisted surgery to the rural Kansas community, CBS-affiliate WIBW 13 reported May 30. The Kansas Department of Health…
A fire forced the temporary closure of Highland Cardiology in Henrietta, N.Y., according to a May 31 report by NBC affiliate WHEC-TV. The closure applies only to Highland Cardiology’s Red Creek Drive location and does not affect Rochester, N.Y.-based Highland…
Linwood, N.J.-based Connolly Dermatology offices across New Jersey, the Philadelphia area and Delaware have shuttered after employees say the practice stopped paying its staff, NBC Philadelphia reported May 28. Workers at many of the practice’s more than 30 locations stopped…
Imagine complete patient records from any U.S. provider arriving as clean, structured, normalized data, no phone calls, no faxes, no staff buried in reconciling charts. For most organizations, that reality is still out of reach. It doesn’t have to be.…
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