Here are three legislative changes impacting the healthcare industry from the past month for surgery center leaders to note.
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The New England Journal of Medicine published a study finding highly drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading at a faster rate from person to person than past research suggested, according to STAT.
ASC management teams continually work to mitigate their risk of healthcare fraud, whether intentional or inadvertent. However, preventing and eliminating fraud requires ongoing attention. Mohamed H. Nabulsi, JD, an attorney with Mandelbaum Salsburg, with offices throughout New York, New Jersey…
Thomas Frieden, MD, led the CDC for more than seven years, with his time as director coming to a close on Jan. 20, 2017. Dr. Frieden spoke to MedPage Today's F. Perry Wilson, MD, on "Doc to Doc" regarding his…
The National Institute of Health estimates rare diseases impact nearly 10 percent of all Americans, with orphan drugs often carrying a substantial list price, according to Kaiser Health News.
Robert Levine, MD, is a gastroenterologist with the Boulder (Colo.) Medical Center.
Mercom Capital Group saw an uptick in venture capital funding in the healthcare IT marketplace last year, according to Yahoo! Finance.
During the third quarter of fiscal year 2016, Narwhal Capital Management increased its stake in Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg by 2.6 percent, according to The Cerbat-Gem.
The South Carolina-based Palmetto Promise Institute issued a report on the importance of reversing the ACA's expanded Medicaid programs, the National Review reports.
Despite a possible repeal of the ACA looming, Americans responded positively about President Barack Obama's health law, a NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found, according to Politico.