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Dartmouth Health center names anesthesiology department chair
Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth have named Sheila Ryan Barnett, MD, as chair of the department of anesthesiology.
Ascension cardiologist dies at 48
Nicholas Skiadas, MD, a cardiologist at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., has died at 48, according to a Sept. 13 obituary published on Jacksonville.com.
How 1 Arizona ASC manages strained payer talks
ASC leaders and physicians continuously vent their frustrations over stalled negotiations with payers, as facilities face declining reimbursement from CMS and private payers alike.
5 highest-paid anesthesiologists in Sacramento
The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Sacramento, Calif., earns $635,100 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistic…
Bill introduced to enhance enforcement of No Surprises Act: 3 notes for ASC leaders
Bipartisan legislation has been introduced to improve enforcement of the No Surprises Act.
Minnesota hospital performs 1st-in-state 'groundbreaking' heart procedure
CentraCare-St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital became the first facility in the state to perform a recently FDA-approved heart procedure, reported KNSI radio station Sept. 13.
5 things to know about the ASC workforce
Here are five things to know about the state of the ASC workforce:
5 new ASCs coming to the South
Here are five ASCs and outpatient centers being planned or constructed in the South, as reported by Becker’s since Aug. 21:
What comes next after new ACG, ASGE recommendations
On Aug. 22, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy released updated quality indicator recommendations for colonoscopies.
Robots could complicate bottom line for some specialties
Amid the continued migration of high acuity procedures from hospital outpatient departments to ASCs, robotic technology has caught the attention of ASC leaders looking to invest in the future of their practices.
