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BA.2 makes up 35% of US cases & 6 more updates
The omicron subvariant BA.2 accounted for an estimated 34.9 percent of COVID-19 cases in the week ending March 19.
Largest eye practice in multistate area opening new location (oph, fp)
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Eye Institute, the largest ophthalmology practice in Tennessee and surrounding states, is opening a new eye center in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Rutherford Source reported March 23.
$9M, 100K-square-foot ASC planned in Tennessee
Dickson (Tenn.) Medical Associates is planning an ASC in Dickson, in the middle of a 130-mile stretch of highway between Nashville and Jackson, Tenn., with no ASCs.
Insurer fined $339K after medical group, ASC contract termination
Health Care Service Corp., the parent company of BCBS of Illinois, was fined hundreds of thousands of dollars after terminating its contract with a 600-physician medical group and ASC.
Where gastroenterology consolidation is headed: One GI physician weighs in
Kevin Finnegan, MD, a gastroenterologist with One GI and Associated Endoscopy in Brentwood, Tenn., joined Becker’s to discuss where consolidation is headed and what growth opportunities he sees in the industry.
Here’s where the highest physician competition is projected by 2028
Delaware has the highest projected physician competition by 2028, according to WalletHub’s “2022 Best & Worst States for Doctors” ranking, released March 21.
Why lunch suddenly costs too much
Lunch prices have skyrocketed amid inflation, shortages and supply chain snags, according to The Wall Street Journal.
No winners, just losers and survivors amid payer issues
Healthcare is not a one-size-fits-all industry. The current and projected U.S. healthcare and other industries labor markets are experiencing labor shortages that are driving up wages for qualified workers.
North Carolina’s 1st outpatient minimally invasive robotic spine fusion completed
Lars Gardner, DO, recently completed North Carolina’s first outpatient minimally invasive robotic spine fusion.
CNOS opens new clinic in Nebraska
Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine opened a new clinic in South Sioux City, Neb., CBS affiliate Siouxland News reported March 22.
