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2 Nebraska practices opening ASCs this year
Two Nebraska practices, both in Lincoln, plan to open ASCs this year, the Journal Star reported Feb. 26.
New York governor resumes nonemergency surgeries
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ended the mandate pausing nonemergency surgeries in the state, according to local NBC affiliate WGRZ.
UnitedHealthcare ends paper prior authorization letters
UnitedHealth Group has decided to stop mailing prior authorization and clinical decisions to providers on paper.
10 states with the fewest endoscopy centers per capita
Vermont has a single endoscopy ASC for all of its 643,077 residents.
CDC eases mask guidelines: 6 things to know
The CDC relaxed indoor mask guidance Feb. 25, now relying on a framework in which a community falls in one of three categories based on how COVID-19 is affecting its healthcare system.
The most ‘overpaid’ medical group CEO makes $73.4M
Javier Rodriguez, CEO of DaVita, a network of kidney care services and outpatient dialysis centers, landed the No. 2 spot on nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow’s list of “overpaid” healthcare CEOs.
What ASCs, physicians stand to lose when the national emergency ends
President Joe Biden said Feb. 18 he will extend the national emergency, first declared March 13, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic beyond April 14.
Health system buys $3.4M in land for Illinois campus with ASC
HonorHealth was approved to purchase a $3.43 million plot of land in Peoria, Ill., to build an ambulatory medical campus, Peoria Times reported Feb. 25.
Why don’t physicians have more power in healthcare policy?
Physicians are essential to the healthcare system. They treat patients, perform surgery, write prescriptions and conduct research advancing the field.
South Carolina hospital moves vaccine clinic to outpatient surgery center
West Columbia, S.C.-based Lexington Medical Center is moving its COVID-19 vaccine clinic, Lexington County Chronicle reported Feb. 25.
