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$1.7B OK’d for most expensive ASC projects this year
Here are the seven most expensive ASC projects covered by Becker’s this year, totaling $1.79 billion:
Artificial intelligence can detect early signs of glaucoma, study shows
Artificial intelligence systems can use machine learning to identify early signs of glaucoma, a study published in Ophthalmology found.
Physicians will get $15M settlement in class-action lawsuit over bonuses
Physician staffing firm TeamHealth has agreed to pay physicians $15 million to resolve claims that it failed to properly pay its emergency physicians under compensation plans, Top Class Actions reported Aug. 2.
Surgery Partners Q2 revenue jumps 13%: 6 notes
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners’ revenue jumped 13.3 percent over last year’s second quarter, to $615.4 million.
Walmart Healthcare: 5 updates from the last 60 days
From employee pay raises to new back-end operations software, here are five Walmart Healthcare updates Becker’s has covered since May 28:
Average physician net worth by age
A report from FiPhysician, which provides investment and retirement advice to physicians, released a breakdown of physicians 45 and older, and their average net worth’s.
UnitedHealth in the headlines: 14 updates in 60 days
UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum Health and ASC management company United Surgical Partners International, saw a busy June and July. Here are 14 UnitedHealth updates from the last 60 days:
Centene in the headlines: 12 updates in 60 days
Centene is one of the nation’s largest health insurers by membership. Here are 12 updates from the company in the last 60 days:
Aetna in the headlines: 5 updates in 30 days
Aetna, a CVS Health company, insurers about 39 million people. Here are five updates from the company since July 5:
Tennessee eye ASC wins quality improvement award
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Ophthalmology ASC won the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care’s 2021-22 Bernard A. Kershner Surgical/Procedural Care award.
