Similar to the orthopedic boom a decade ago, cardiology has emerged as the next major growth opportunity for ASC growth as these high-acuity cardiac surgeries migrate to the outpatient setting.
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Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has sold its Charlotte, N.C.-based ASC, Matthews Surgery Center, to Charlotte-based OrthoCarolina.
ASCs and hospitals are increasingly joining forces as healthcare consolidation accelerates, and more procedures shift to outpatient settings, driven by payer preferences and patient demand for lower-cost alternatives.
ASCs continue to face significant challenges securing anesthesia providers due to declining reimbursements and growing shortages. Many centers are being forced to rethink their anesthesia models as competition increases, making it harder to retain anesthesiologists.
Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare and Wilmington University have partnered to launch Delaware's first certified registered nurse anesthetist program.
Ransomware syndicate RansomHub claims that it has acquired one terabyte of patient data from Midlothian-based Cardiology of Virginia, according to an Oct. 23 report from DataBreaches.net.
A physician in Tipton, Iowa, was found liable for a LeClaire, Iowa, man's death after being sued by the man's daughter, CBS2 Iowa reported Oct. 23.
A Dallas pharmacy owner was sentenced to prison for billing insurance companies for headache sprays, pain creams and scar creams that were never given to patients.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based medical group General Physician, PC, filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to an Oct. 23 report published by JDSupra.
At least one injury has been reported after a vehicle collided into a Norfolk, Neb.-based medical office building, according to an Oct. 23 report from News Channel Nebraska.