Risk vs. opportunity Roughly 30 percent of ASC businesses fail, and many more never meet their financial goals and projections. That is a scary number for physicians to consider as they seek to develop their own ASCs, whether independently or…
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Here are 10 women leaders to know in the ASC industry. Look for more women leaders to know in the Nov./Dec. issue of Becker’s ASC Review.
Northstar Healthcare has announced a strategic realignment under which the company is strengthening its executive team with the appointment of Silvano (Syl) Ghirardi as interim CEO and also reducing its monthly dividend to reflect current and expected cash flow.
Meridian Surgical Partners has announced the acquisition of a partnership interest in the Northwest Neurospine Institute, located in Eugene, Ore. NNI represents Meridian's ninth ASC acquisition since its founding in 2006.
While display ads have been "among the slowest-growing formats in the online-ad marketplace some ad-technology and Web-measurement companies are offering data that they say show display advertising is more effective than marketers think," says a report in the…
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A class-action lawsuit against United Healthcare(UHC) has been denied its request for an injunction that would have stopped UHC's using certain practices to determine payment for out-of-network services. The suit, led by the American Medical Association and representing numerous employee…
Physician Hospitals of America reports that it has "received information that physician hospitals are no longer being used as an offset in the Mental Health Parity bill," says Molly Sandvig, JD, the organization's executive director. "The MHP bill was…
Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) has agreed to pay the federal government $74 million to settle claims that the hospital defrauded Medicare, Medicaid and the military's health insurance program, TRICARE, the U.S. Justice Department and the Eastern District of New…
Increased use of global endometrial ablation (GEA) devices, uterine artery embolization (UAE) devices, hysteroscopes and endometrial resection devices for minimally invasive hysterectomy alternative procedures will drive large growth in the minimally invasive GYN market, according to Global Markets for Hysterectomy…
New legislation introduced by Rep. Pete Stark, chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, would require the government to create standards for an interoperable Health IT system and would provide financial incentives through Medicare to physicians and hospitals…