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US schools moving to 4-day weeks to cope with staffing shortages
School districts across the country are considering moving to a four-day week amid staff shortages and financial challenges.
Georgia orthopedic ASC surpasses 10,000 procedures
Cumming, Ga.-based ASC Academy Orthopedics has served its 10,000th patient, it said March 14.
Hospital residencies designed to keep physicians in system, physician says
Medical education run by hospital systems is a cycle that’s keeping physicians hospital-employed, according to Edward Zoltan, MD.
ASCs in the South earn the most revenue
Southern ASCs earn the most revenue in the country, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
Personal info from 287,000 patients compromised in hack of Denver cardio practice
South Denver Cardiology Associates, based in Littleton, Colo., said sensitive patient data was compromised in a January hacking incident. The hack jeopardizes 287,652 patients’ personal information, according to HHS numbers.
Louisiana ASC 1st in region to use minimally invasive lumbar fusion device
Metairie, La.-based Crescent View Surgery Center is the first facility in the greater New Orleans area to use the Aurora Zip lumbar fusion device.
Lee Health enters affiliation agreement with Cleveland Clinic
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is now an alliance member of Cleveland Clinic’s Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute.
What differentiates ASCs for potential surgeon investors
Surgeon recruitment is top of mind for many ASCs, both to bring new cases and partners into the business.
10 gastroenterologists to know
Here are 10 physicians who specialize in gastroenterology to know:
Amazon, Walrmart missing chance to disrupt healthcare with ASCs
Amazon, Walmart and other companies aim to make healthcare more efficient and cost-effective, but are missing the surgery center industry entirely.
