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HCA, Cigna negotiate into 11th hour: 5 things to know
Nashville-based HCA Healthcare and Cigna Healthcare were in negotiations over a new contract well into the final day of their current agreement on Sept. 30, the Houston Business Journal reported.
Tenet sells off five hospitals in Alabama
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has completed the sale of its 70% ownership of five hospitals in Alabama, South Florida Hospital News reported Oct. 1.
Cardiovascular Specialists of New England open new practice
Cardiovascular Specialists of New England has opened a new practice in Londonderry, N.H.
ASC chain sued for alleged age, disability discrimination
ASC chain Inova Surgery Center, an affiliate of Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health, has been charged with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act for firing an employee because of disability and age….
How CON reform affects ASCs
According to predictions from business law firm Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, recent certificate-of-need reform will likely lead to ASC expansions in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia, according to a Sept. 27 press release from …
GI cancer rates increasing faster among young women
Over the last 20 years, incidences of upper gastrointestinal cancer have increased faster in young women than young men, according to a Sept. 30 report from Endocrinology Advisor.
5 notes on the future of GI growth
Gastroenterology has seen a number of industry-changing developments in recent years, and new recommendations regarding minimum ages and the quality of colonoscopies promises even more change in the industry.
States ranked by PAs per capita
New York has the highest number of physician assistants per capita out of any state at 85.73 PAs for every 100,000 residents.
Teleoperated endoscopy could transform remote surgery
A newly developed, teleoperated robotic endoscopy system could open up access to the procedure globally, Advanced Science News reported Sept. 30.
Physician lawmakers urge Medicare fixes: 5 things to know
Physician legislators are circulating a letter asking their colleagues in Congress to address decreasing Medicare reimbursements.
