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Texas physician snares $250K ‘Shark Tank’ investment for his invention
Investor Mark Cuban gave a San Antonio-based physician hundreds of thousands of dollars to mass produce his invention inspired by a McDonald’s McFlurry straw, according to a KSAT.com report.
15 things to know about anesthesia procedures and ASCs | 2022
The biggest news from 2021 that will affect the anesthesia and ASC industries this year includes policy updates, acquisitions and more.
8 new joint venture ASCs
Here are eight new joint venture ASCs Becker’s ASC Review has recently covered:
Most burned out physician specialties
Emergency medicine is the physician specialty reporting the most burnout, according to Medscape’s 2021 “Physician Burnout & Depression Report” released Jan. 21.
9 updates on value-based care & ASCs | 2022
Value-based care and bundled payments have been gaining momentum in the ASC industry as a means to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient care.
Iowa nurse sentenced for stealing fentanyl from ASC
A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, nurse was sentenced Jan. 21 to five years of probations and fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to diverting fentanyl from an ASC for her own use.
Worst cities for physician pay in the last 5 years
Baltimore and Boston have been consistently ranked as some of the worst cities for physician pay.
Borland Groover opens 4-OR endoscopy ASC
Borland Groover has opened an endoscopy center in St. Augustine, Fla.
These 2 devices could be 1st to mitigate both deep and shallow surgical infection risk
Global medical technology firm Smith+Nephew’s PICO 7 and PICO 14 single-use negative pressure wound therapy systems were cleared by the FDA for use on closed incisions to reduce the risk of both superficial and deep surgical site infections.
The ASC winners and losers in 2022
The next year will be pivotal for ASCs as the pandemic continues to strain healthcare providers and competition for waning dollars heats up.
