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Novant sells off North Carolina ASC

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has sold its Charlotte, N.C.-based ASC, Matthews Surgery Center, to Charlotte-based OrthoCarolina. 

How this New York ASC secured payer leverage

ASCs and hospitals are increasingly joining forces as healthcare consolidation accelerates, and more procedures shift to outpatient settings, driven by payer preferences and patient demand for lower-cost alternatives. 

A new anesthesia model for ASCs

ASCs continue to face significant challenges securing anesthesia providers due to declining reimbursements and growing shortages. Many centers are being forced to rethink their anesthesia models as competition increases, making it harder to retain anes…

ChristianaCare debuts Delaware's 1st nurse anesthesiology program

Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare and Wilmington University have partnered to launch Delaware’s first certified registered nurse anesthetist program. 

Cardiology of Virginia patient data uploaded to dark web

Ransomware syndicate RansomHub claims that it has acquired one terabyte of patient data from Midlothian-based Cardiology of Virginia, according to an Oct. 23 report from DataBreaches.net.

Iowa family wins $1.6M in wrongful death suit: 5 things to know

A physician in Tipton, Iowa, was found liable for a LeClaire, Iowa, man’s death after being sued by the man’s daughter, CBS2 Iowa reported Oct. 23.

Dallas pharmacy owner sentenced to prison for $41M fraud scheme

A Dallas pharmacy owner was sentenced to prison for billing insurance companies for headache sprays, pain creams and scar creams that were never given to patients.

New York physician's office experiences data breach

Buffalo, N.Y.-based medical group General Physician, PC, filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to an Oct. 23 report published by JDSupra. 

Injury reported following car crash into Nebraska medical office building

At least  one injury has been reported after a vehicle collided into a Norfolk, Neb.-based medical office building, according to an Oct. 23 report from News Channel Nebraska.

Intermountain Health further expands with new Colorado medical office building

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has partnered with Denver-based healthcare real estate group NexCore to develop a new medical office building in Englewood, Colo.