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Purported medical assistant convicted in opioid scheme
David Litwin, a purported medical assistant at Las Vegas-based pain center New Amsterdam Medical Group, has been convicted for a pill scheme.
8 health systems calling it quits with Medicare Advantage: What ASCs should know
This year, eight major U.S. health systems have canceled their Medicare Advantage contracts, often citing low reimbursement rates and prior authorization hassles.
The 14 medical careers with the highest student loan debt
Oral surgeons have the highest average amount of student loan debt, according to a 2023 report from personal banking and finance company SoFi.
Diversity on rise in US workforce
In 2021, the U.S. workforce added around 323,094 jobs across 88 S&P 100 companies, with 94 percent of those jobs going to people of color, according to a Sept. 25 report from Bloomberg.
Unifeye Vision Partners enters Texas market
Unifeye Vision Partners has partnered with Dallas-based Sweeney Eye Associates, marking its entry into the Texas market.
Northwestern outpatient center earns construction permit
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has secured a tower crane construction permit for its proposed five-story medical office building, the Bronzeville Advanced Outpatient Care Center on the South Side of the city, according to a Sept. 25 report from Ur…
What this CEO would buy for her ASC if she won the lottery
This ASC administrator has big plans for her surgery center if she wins the lottery.
3 healthcare companies undergoing major layoffs
Here are three healthcare companies laying off employees that Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 23:
Ransomware group threatens MNGI Digestive Health
Ransomware group AlphV has posted a notice on its website claiming to have confidential patient data from Minneapolis-based MNGI Digestive Health, according to a Sept. 25 report from DataBreaches.net.
HealthPartners breaks ground on $50M surgery center in Minnesota
HealthPartners broke ground on a $50.5 million specialty surgery center in Woodbury, Minn.
