Payors in recent years have established a variety of tactics to drive out-of-network surgery centers into their networks. Common strategies include launching payor online provider directories and online cost of care tools, steering patients to in-network facilities and physicians, and…
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Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Ill., has begun work on a new $4.3 million surgery center project, according to a Daily Record report and the hospital's website.
Here are reports on 28 new surgery centers that were opened, announced or broke ground in April. Note: Clicking a link will open the report in a new tab.
Shaily Jain, MD, a gastroenterologist practicing out of Digestive Health Specialists in Washington, has written a column on the importance of women receiving colon cancer screenings.
Gastroenterologist Magdalena Averhoff, MD, associate chief medical officer of Jackson South Community Hospital in Miami, has been appointed to the Florida Board of Medicine, according to a South Florida Hospital News report.
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A new study by researchers at NewYork – Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center indicates blacks and Hispanics are at significantly higher risk of developing precancerous colorectal polyps compared with whites, according to a news release.
Kensey Nash Corp. has announced it will be acquired by Netherlands-based Royal DSM, according to a news release.
In March, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston became one of ten hospitals awarded accreditation as a Mission: Lifeline Heart Attack Referring/Receiving Center by the American Heart Association and the Society of Chest Pain Centers. These two organizations partnered to…
The chair of a House subcommittee on health technology has requested CMS exempt physicians in small practices or those nearing retirement from health IT requirements, according to a MedPageToday report.