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Dartmouth Health submits plan for $13M ASC expansion
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health is seeking approval for a $13 million ASC expansion on its main campus, Valley News reported June 8.
CVS in the headlines: 4 moves for ASC leaders
Since April 1, CVS Health has let go of a subsidiary and requested a state bill be vetoed over concerns it would raise drug costs.
UnitedHealth in the headlines: 5 updates in 60 days
UnitedHealth Group, parent company of ASC management company United Surgical Partners International, saw three lawsuits filed against it since April 1.
10 spine ASCs to know
There are more than 3,500 orthopedic ASCs in the U.S., according to 2021 CMS figures, but many of them do not offer spine surgery.
6 federal healthcare updates
Six federal healthcare updates Becker’s has covered since May 27:
The downsides to temporary physicians
Eighty-five percent of providers cited cost as a drawback to hiring temporary physicians, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2022 Survey of Locum Tenens.”
Single-payer healthcare system is best, most physicians say
About 70 percent of physicians think some version of a single-payer healthcare system is best for the U.S., according to Medscape’s “Physicians’ Views on Today’s Divisive Social Issues Report 2022.”
$8M Georgia ASC property sold to private equity group
Capital Real Estate Group’s U.S. Healthcare Investment Sales has sold a two-building medical office and ASC portfolio in Warners Robins, Ga., for $8.3 million, the real estate company told Becker’s June 9.
3 spine innovations exciting ASC execs
As spine surgeries increasingly migrate to the outpatient setting, ASC leaders are keeping an eye on new technologies changing the way these procedures are performed.
Anesthesia group sees spike in patient engagement with texting platform
Chicago-based anesthesia practice Mobile Anesthesiologists saw a jump in patient engagement after working with two-way texting platform Dialog Health.
