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Top ASCs make more than 40% profit
Some ASCs are simply more profitable than others, and the reasons vary, from the surgical specialties offered to the location and more.
Noncompete agreements: What physicians should know in 2022
Noncompete agreements prohibit physicians for a certain period of time from joining a competing practice or setting up their own within a particular geographic distance from their previous practice. But regulations vary from state to state and a recent…
North Colorado Medical Center performs its 1st robotic-assisted mitral heart valve repair
Banner Health’s North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colo., performed its first robotic-assisted mitral heart valve repair.
Average ASC operating room cases jump 73%: 10 stats
The number of daily cases performed in an ASC operating room has jumped from three to 5.2 since 2011, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
New York ophthalmologist sues retail worker for enforcing mask mandate
New York ophthalmologist David Kwiat, MD, is suing Jason Houle, a butcher shop worker, for $250,000 over a request that the physician wear a mask, according to court documents.
Justice Department sues to halt UnitedHealth Group deal and 3 more news items
Health insurers have made several moves to grow their networks, become more efficient and institute new policies over the last few weeks, and one major company was hit with a lawsuit by the Justice Department.
Hospital vs. health system in $15.3M ASC battle
Myrtle Beach, S.C.-based Grand Strand Medical Center has asked a state court to block a rival health system’s plans for a $15.3 million ASC in Carolina Forest, where the hospital says it is a major medical provider, The Post and Courier reported Feb. 25.
NIH ophthalmology funding at 10 universities — Johns Hopkins got $21.8M in 2021
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore received the largest amount of funds from the National Institutes of Health in 2021, according to data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
Colorectal cancer cases spike; patients urged to get screenings
Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg has urged patients to undergo timely and appropriate screenings for colorectal cancer after it noted an increase in diagnoses last year.
5 orthopedic updates for ASC leaders
From ASC leaders’ opinions on surgical robots to the first freestanding outpatient robotic surgery program in Illinois, here are five developments in outpatient total joint surgery from the past 10 days:
