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ChristianaCare pays $42.5M to resolve fraud allegations
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare has paid $42.5 million to resolve allegations of healthcare fraud under the federal False Claims Act and Delaware False Claims and Reporting Act.
New York medical office building completes $3M expansion project
Tritec Building Company has completed a $3 million expansion and renovation project on a medical office building in East Setauket, N.Y., that houses North Suffolk Cardiology, according to a Jan. 4 report from Long Island Business News.
Average cost to visit a cardiologist by state
The average cost to visit a cardiologist in a hospital or surgery center in Alaska is between $126 and $168, the highest out of any U.S. state, according to Sidecar Health’s care calculator.
Why physicians are leaving the field
Physicians continue to exit the field despite the looming physician shortage.
Average ophthalmologist visit cost by state
The average cost of an ophthalmologist visit is highest in Alaska and lowest in Iowa, according to recent data from insurance company Sidecar Health.
Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists to open 1st ASC
Lafayette-based Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists is opening the system’s first ASC.
Sanford Health plans expansion for same day surgery center
Sanford Health is planning to add a 15,000 square foot expansion to the Sanford Broadway Same Day Surgery Center in Bismarck, N.D.
Pharmaceutical companies to hike prices of 500 drugs
Large drugmakers including Pfizer and Takeda Pharmaceuticals plan to raise prices of more than 500 prescription drugs this month, according to research cited by Reuters.
Optum, SSM end partnership
UnitedHealth Group-run Optum and St. Louis-based SSM Health have terminated their administrative partnership, an SSM Health spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
Why ASC leaders, physicians are keeping their eyes on AI
Artificial intelligence continues to make waves in the healthcare space.
