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Georgia system to relocate 3 physician practices
Brunswick, Ga.-based Southeast Georgia Health System will relocate three of its physician practices.
Patient sues Oregon anesthesiology group over potential hepatitis C exposure
A woman has filed a $4 million lawsuit against Providence Health & Services and Oregon Anesthesiology Group, both located in the Portland area, after contracting the life-threatening hepatitis C virus, according to a Jan. 10 report from Oregon Live.
Alcohol linked to 1.5-fold risk of developing colorectal cancer, medtech group says
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, released a new warning at the beginning of January tying several types of cancer, including colorectal cancer, to alcohol consumption.
The number of ASCs in all 50 states | 2025
There are 6,300 Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S., a 3.5% increase over December 2022, according to CMS data.
ASC deploys high-touch patient pay strategy
Many ASCs across the U.S. are seeing patient copays increase for outpatient surgery, and collecting upfront from patients is tough. But it’s necessary to keep the ASC running smoothly.
6 health systems forced to close ASCs, outpatient facilities amid LA fires
Beginning Jan. 7, wildfires have been sweeping parts of California, including the Palisades, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley and the Hollywood Hills.
Anesthesia pay keeps sinking
In November 2024, CMS finalized a 94-cent (2.83%) conversion factor decrease from 2024. The physician fee schedule conversion factor for 2025 is $32.35, down from $33.29 in 2024.
RN vs. NP vs. PA pay in 2025: 7 comparisons to know
Nurse practitioners out-earned their registered nurse and physician assistant counterparts when it came to base pay in 2024, according to annual compensation reports from Medscape.
Private equity and anesthesia: 3 things to know
Private equity has an ever-tightening grip in healthcare, across nearly every physician specialty, including anesthesia.
What's next for ophthalmology?
Here are 10 new developments, breakthroughs, studies and more from the ophthalmology industry that Becker’s reported on in 2024:
