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3 hospitals, health systems closing departments or ending services
Here are three hospitals closing departments or ending services since Sept. 1:
House introduces ASC price transparency legislation
On Sept. 8, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Ways and Means Committee, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced a healthcare package titled the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which requires ASCs to me…
Thibodaux Regional Health System adds Dr. Hadi Elias to heart clinic
Interventional cardiologist Hadi Elias, MD, has joined the Thibodaux Regional Health System.
10 best cardiac surgery specialty hospitals in the world: 2024
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is the best specialty hospital in the world for cardiac surgery, according to Newsweek.
Good news, bad news for physicians
Here are three pieces of good news and three pieces of bad news for physicians:
PE-backed organization adds Florida cardiology group
Orlando, Fla.-based Cardiovascular Associates of America has added Daytona (Fla.) Heart Group to its physician alliance.
The cardiologists leading the top 10 hospitals for cardiology
For more than 30 years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the top hospitals in America for different specialties by state and nationwide.
ASC operator to pay $8.9M to settle false claims allegations
Oliver Street Dermatology, a Texas management company that operates dermatology practices, ASCs and pathology laboratories, has agreed to pay $8.9 million to settle self-reported allegations that it violated Stark law.
US Digestive Health adds GI Specialists of Delaware
Gastroenterology management practice U.S. Digestive Health has partnered with Wilmington-based GI Specialists of Delaware.
HOPDs still outpace ASCs for many common outpatient procedures
Even as the popularity of ASC procedures rise and the costs remain lower than hospital outpatient departments in most cases, hospital outpatient departments are still outpacing ASCs in the number of procedures performed, according to Blue Cross Blue Sh…
