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ASC chain with 3,000+ physicians strengthening outpatient partnerships
ValueHealth, a Leawood, Kan.-based ASC company, has more than 3,000 affiliated physicians in more than 30 states and is growing its outpatient network with strategic partnerships.
How 1 spine leader overcomes the many unexpected challenges of COVID-19
Andrew Gitkind, MD, serves as vice chair and associate professor in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York City-based Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine and as medical director of Montefiore Sp…
How one healthcare professional changes his challenges to opportunities
Ravi Bashyal, MD, is vice chair of patient and provider experience and director of outpatient hip and knee replacement surgery at Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem and a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Univer…
San Francisco hospital expanding outpatient surgery with $7M gift
San Francisco-based Chinese Hospital received $7 million to expand outpatient surgery services and renovate infrastructure at the hospital’s six-story outpatient building, San Francisco Business Journal reported June 1.
What physicians get paid in 5 top-ranked states to practice
Idaho is the best state to practice medicine in 2022, according to Medscape’s rankings released May 20, and they earn an average of $178,301 annually there, according to data from ZipRecruiter.
Private equity looks to gastroenterology in the ‘golden age’ of colonoscopies
Private equity firms are looking to invest in gastroenterology groups as colonoscopy becomes increasingly in demand, Duluth News Tribune reported May 31.
WakeMed’s UnitedHealthcare contract ends, but ASCs are unaffected
After months of negotiations, Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed and UnitedHealthcare failed to reach an agreement on a new contract, The News and Observer reported June 1.
Robotic surgery tech: Fewer complications, quicker recovery, decreased opioid prescriptions, Vail Health says
Vail (Colo.) Health’s robotic surgery tool, Da Vinci, has resulted in a decrease in complications, quicker recovery and fewer opioid prescriptions following its December 2021 implementations, reported local news source Summit Daily May 31.
Vaccinated Americans more likely to choose surgery in outpatient setting with vaccinated staff
During a pandemic, such as COVID-19, Americans are more likely to pursue surgery if they are vaccinated, the hospital staff is vaccinated, the surgery is urgent, and the surgery is conducted in an outpatient setting, a study published in Vaccine found….
88% of providers have used temporary physicians in last year: 3 stats
Eighty-eight percent of healthcare facilities used temporary physicians or other temporary providers in the last year, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2022 Survey of Locum Tenens.”
