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Patients sue Yale after being given saline instead of fentanyl
New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University is being sued by dozens of patients claiming the staff at the health system’s reproductive clinic should have known that instead of giving fentanyl to the patients they were being injected with saline, the New Hav…
Experts disagree over outlook for independent ASCs: What we heard in May
ASC leaders spoke with Becker’s ASC Review on key topics in May, from the outlook for independent ASCs to the financial effects of current payer trends.
19 new ASCs in May
Here are 19 new ASCs that opened or were announced in May:
Delaware physician group latest spine practice to suffer ransomware attack
Christiana Spine Center, a nine-physician group in Newark, Del., was hit by a ransomware attack that could have exposed patients’ protected health information.
5 new joint venture ASC deals
Becker’s has reported on five joint-venture ASC deals in May, including one partially owned by ValueHealth and Orthopedic Care Partners.
The ACA colonoscopy billing violation that’s all too common
Preventive colonoscopies, which are usually scheduled every 10 years starting at age 45, are supposed to be free for patients, according to the Affordable Care Act.
Dr. Michael Amini on the ASC-friendly shoulder procedure
Keeping costs down at an ASC involves a lot of moving parts, and adopting quicker procedures that demand fewer resources can go a long way.
New therapies for previously untreatable ailments are making big waves in healthcare
Alan Rechter, MD, serves as an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopaedic Associates in Houston.Dr. Rechter will serve on the panels “What Interventional Pain Management Will Look Like in 10 Years” and “Enter a New World of Postoperative Pain Management” at Bec…
Why this Cardinal Health consultant is excited for the ambulatory market’s future
Marvella Thomas serves as the senior consultant for clinical operations of ambulatory surgery at Cardinal Health.Ms. Thomas will serve on the panel “What ASC Employees Really Want Today” at Becker’s 19th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-D…
Fast facts about GI Alliance
Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance is the largest gastroenterology ‘megagroup’ in the industry, with more than 660 physicians and 400 locations.
