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Medicare patients may be given fewer treatment options than their counterparts with commercial insurance, according to a survey conducted by the Dartmouth Institute and the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation and reported in Health Leaders Media.
The number of jobs in the ambulatory care setting will likely grow at a faster pace than the number of jobs in the hospital setting over the next 10 years, according to an American Medical News report.
Ahmed Kemmou, MD, a general surgeon in Yuma, Ariz., will start performing procedures at Tuscany Surgical Center once the facility receives a state license, according to a Yuma Sun report.
Lori Legaspi, administrator at Jennie Stuart Medical Center Ambulatory Surgery Center in Hopkinsville, Ky., has been promoted to assistant vice president of ancillary services for the hospital, according to a Surf KY report.
Wyoming Medical Center officials have announced they will proceed with a $40 million expansion and renovation, which will include an orthopedic and spine surgery center, according to a Wyoming Business Report article.
Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Litsch will be out for at least six weeks after undergoing emergency surgery to fight an infection at the site of a platelet-rich plasma injection, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
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