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3 notes for ASCs managing multigenerational physician teams
Many ASCs are run by multigenerational teams of physicians, with different needs and priorities based on the progress of their careers.
What's new with physician pay?
Here are four key updates to physician pay that leaders need to know:
Compass Surgical Partners, physicians, to open Texas ASC
Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners has linked with Lubbock, Texas-based physicians to develop an ASC in Lubbock, EverythingLubbock.com reported Oct. 31.
ASA no longer advises holding GLP-1 patients pre-op: 4 things to know
Most patients do not need to pause their GLP-1 medications prior to elective surgery, according to updated guidance from several medical societies, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, MedPage Today reported Oct. 30.
Steward completes sale of physician group: 5 things to know
Financially troubled Steward Health Care has finalized the sale of its physician group to Nashville, Tenn.-based primary care provider Rural Healthcare Group, part of private equity firm Kinderhook Industries.
Tenet receives $4.8B from 14 hospital sales
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, has sold 14 hospitals this year for more than $4.8 billion, according to an Oct. 29 third quarter earnings call.
Indiana physician loses license due to alleged violations
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has suspended an Indianapolis physician’s license after he was charged for 114 counts of violating laws regarding medical practice regulation and controlled substance prescription.
Former surgeon to pay $200K for false claims allegations
A former plastic surgeon in Sioux City, Iowa, will pay $198,755 to resolve allegations he billed government health insurance programs for medically unnecessary procedures.
5 new statistics on colonoscopy
Here are five key statistics on colonoscopies published in the last month:
Providence to cut 55 outpatient jobs
Providence Swedish South Puget Sound, the operator of Olympia, Wash.-based Providence St. Peter Hospital, plans to reduce the majority of its outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services in January, according to an Oct. 31 report from …
