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Former California physician convicted of illegally prescribing drugs
Former Santa Rosa, Calif.-based pain management physician Thomas Keller has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for illegally prescribing Schedule II and IV controlled substances, the Justice Department said April 7.
The young workforce: What Gen Z is looking for in a job
Generation Z is the future of the U.S. workforce, and workers between the ages of 18 and 34 are looking for different opportunities in the workplace than their older counterparts, according to LinkedIn’s “2023 Workplace Learning Report.”
New Mexico governor caps medical malpractice damages for independent ASCs
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed the Medical Malpractice Act into law, capping malpractice claims at $1 million for independent healthcare facilities, including ASCs, urgent care centers and free-standing emergency rooms, according to …
New York building housing Optum clinic sold
Summit Development has sold a 490,000-square-foot medical office building in Chappaqua, N.Y., according to an April 10 report from Commercial Property Executive.
Stockdale launches healthcare real estate fund, acquires LA medical office building
Los Angeles-based real estate firm Stockdale Capital Partners has launched a healthcare real estate fund and purchased a 147,000-square-foot medical office building in Los Angeles for an undisclosed price, according to an April 10 report from Globest.c…
COVID-19 public health emergency status can likely lift this year: WHO director
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, director-general of the World Health Organization, expects the organization to remove the designation of COVID-19 as an international public health emergency this year, according to Medscape.
Optum acquires New York multispecialty group
Optum has acquired Middletown, N.Y.-based multispecialty group Crystal Run Healthcare effective Feb. 22, Mid Hudson News reported Feb. 25.
'Humility and not unquestioned perfection' is key to leadership, administrator says
Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgery Center in Greensburg, Pa., joined Becker’s to discuss what humility means to him as a leader.
How do ASC leaders feel about private equity's investment in ASCs?
As private equity increasingly invests in the ASC industry, many leaders are wondering how it will affect practice growth.
Florida physician sues state health department after undercover probe
Joseph Dorn, MD, is suing the Florida Department of Health after he was subjected to an undercover probe and was cleared of any wrongdoing, Tallahassee Democrat reported April 6.
