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The 10 most, least expensive Florida hospitals to get a colonoscopy
HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville is the most expensive hospital to receive a colonoscopy in the state, while AdventHealth Heart of Florida in Davenport is the least expensive, according to information from data analytics company Hospital Pr…
4 pain management updates for ASC leaders to know
Here are four pain management updates Becker’s has reported on since June 2:
How anesthesia techniques can help or hinder reimbursement for post-op pain blocks
When and how procedural anesthesia and postoperative pain blocks are administered often play a role in procedure reimbursements for care.
Iredell Health opens 2 pain management offices
Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System and Iredell Physician Network have opened two Iredell Pain Management offices in Statesville and Mooresville, N.C., according to a June 12 press release.
The best state for outpatient joint replacements
In May, Healthgrades released an inaugural list of the best hospitals nationwide for outpatient hip, knee and total joint replacements.
Tenet, HCA, Optum battling for ASC market share
ASC development is becoming increasingly lucrative for health systems and hospitals as more complex procedures move to the outpatient setting.
Arkansas ASC opens with 2 Da Vinci surgical robots
CARTI opened a 57,000-square-foot surgery center in Little Rock, Ark., June 9.
Physician gets 12+ years for overprescribing to patients he knew were addicts
Tustin, Calif.-based physician Dzung Ahn Pham, MD, was sentenced to 151 months in prison for illegally distributing opioids to patients he knew were addicts, the Justice Department said June 9.
New operating rooms at Texas surgical hospital could replace proposed ASC
El Paso, Texas County commissioners are considering the approval of a $55 million revenue bond for the El Paso County Hospital District’s University Medical Center Surgical Hospital, according to a June 12 report from KFOX14.
Physician specialists with the largest homes
About 26 percent of plastic surgeons live in a home that is over 5,000 square feet, the most of any specialty, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth and Debt Report 2023.”
