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Nurse remained employed by ASC despite manslaughter plea, surrendering license: Report
An investigation by ABC News 10 San Diego revealed that a surgery center near San Diego employed a nurse who was later found guilty in connection with the death of a former patient, the outlet reported Oct. 28.
HCA's 'greenfield' ASC development strategy
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s ASC strategy is driven by “greenfield developments,” new facility constructions, along with targeted acquisitions, CEO Sam Hazen said in a third quarter earnings report transcribed by the Motley Fool.
Average salaries for the 20 most-recruited medical positions
Nurse practitioner was named the most recruited medical position in 2024, and those providers earn an average of $164,000 a year across all practice settings, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2024 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting …
15 health systems partnering with Amazon, Google and Microsoft
Several key health systems with a large presence in the outpatient care setting have partnered with Big Tech companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, to enhance artificial intelligence and clinical documentation initiatives in the last month….
USPI revenue hits $1.1B, up 21% in Q3
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, Tenet Healthcare’s ASC business, third quarter revenue hit $1.13 billion, a 21% increase from the same quarter last year, according to financial documents published Oct. 29.
Are reimbursement cuts pushing providers out of anesthesia?
Physicians and leaders often point to the continuous cuts to anesthesia reimbursements as a significant driving factor behind the ongoing anesthesia provider shortage.
Yale taps chief of cardiac surgery
The Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System has appointed Marc Pelletier, MD, as division chief of cardiac surgery for the department of surgery, section chief of cardiac surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital and physician-in-chie…
5 CRNA updates in October
Here are five updates on certified registered nurse anesthetists’ workforce and leadership in the last month, as reported by Beckers:
Stopping data breaches 'key' in fighting Medicare fraud: 5 things to know
Over the last six months, an investigative team with CBS News Texas has been conducting interviews with over a dozen Medicare recipients whose accounts were used to commit fraud.
Cutting GI's CO2 footprint at no cost to patient care: 8 things to know
Ramjohan Rammohan, MD, a gastroenterology fellow at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y., led a two-phase study of endoscopic procedures performed at the facility over one year and reported its findings at the American College of Gastr…
