Rome, Ga.-based AdventHealth Redmond has opened a cardiology center in Cedartown, Ga. AdventHealth Medical Group Cardiology at Cedartown is led by Kipp Slicker, DO, according to a LinkedIn post from AdventHealth Georgia. The practice will provide services including routine check-ups…
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As marijuana use becomes more commonplace, physicians are growing concerned about how it can lead to complications during surgery, WZZM 13 reported April 17. Here are five things to know from the report: 1. Because marijuana is metabolized by the…
Medline has been named the primary vendor for ASC Viewmont Surgery Center in Hickory, N.C. The ASC specializes in otolaryngology, orthopedics, total joints, spine and pain management, according to an April 17 press release. Medline has been supplying the facility…
Physician assistants have the highest annual mean wage in the employment services industry, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average annual wage for physician assistants across all industries and practice settings is $136,900. The agency released…
The majority of physicians are choosing to invest their money in mutual funds, including index or bond funds, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Where Doctors Are Comfortable Investing” report, published April 18. Here are the key places where physicians are choosing…
Here are several factors that are either supporting or hampering growth for ASCs in 2025: Harmful factors: 1. Stagnating reimbursement rates Reimbursement rates have not kept pace with inflation and rising operational costs, putting financial pressure on ASCs. While CMS…
Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health System has revealed more than $460 million in new capital projects across the state, one of which will be a $48 million outpatient center in Bridgeport, W.Va., The six projects are all subject to regulatory…
Ophthalmic device company BVI Medical has earned FDA clearance for its new glaucoma surgical system, Leos, its brand name for the laser endoscopy ophthalmic system. Leos is the only laser system that lowers intraocular pressure through addressing aqueous humor production…
AdventHealth Tampa (Fla.) has opened a Center for Interventional Endoscopy, the only interventional endoscopy center in the Tampa Bay region. Hafiz Khan, MD, serves as medical director of Tampa’s CIE, according to an April 9 press release. The center offers…
Here are three things for ASC leaders and physicians to know about the current certificate-of-need landscape: 1. North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia have each made changes to their CON laws in the last year. Tennessee will repeal its CON laws…