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State regulators set hearing date for Atrium Health ASC

North Carolina state regulators have set a public hearing date for Oct. 16 to discuss Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s request to move forward with the construction of an ASC, according to a Sept. 12 report from the Winston…

Optum's powerful physician workforce: 5 stats to know 

Optum is the largest employer of physicians in the country, with 70,000 employed or aligned. 

4 best hospitals in New York for orthopedic surgery 

Healthgrades named four hospitals in New York as the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery. 

Indiana surgery center expands

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is expanding Community Surgery Center South for the first time since 2006.

Walmart eyes physician group purchase: What ASCs need to know

Walmart is allegedly interested in purchasing majority ownership in ChenMed, a chain of primary care clinics, according to a report from Bloomberg. 

'I feel like I did something terribly wrong': How hospital physicians feel about their net worth 

Medscape surveyed 10,011 hospitalists across more than 29 specialties from Oct. 7 to Jan. 17 in its “Hospitalist Wealth and Debt Report.”

3 cardiology supergroups to know

Here are three cardiovascular-focused management service organizations to know:

CLS Health acquires Southeast Houston Cardiology, plans new ASC

Webster, Texas-based CLS Health has acquired Southeast Houston Cardiology, further expanding into the Houston metropolitan area. The acquisition comes shortly after CLS’ merger with Clear Lake Cardiovascular Consultants. 

Tenet's CEO is among the highest paid healthcare CEO 

Saum Sutaria, MD, CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare makes $11 million annually, according to AFL-CIO

GI medication facing supply constraints

Pharmacy giant Sanofi has warned of supply constraints facing its over-the-counter gastroenterology medication Dulcolax, a laxative, according to a Sept. 12 report from NBC News.