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7 healthcare layoffs for ASC leaders to know
From a major orthopedic player’s layoff to healthcare layoffs at Amazon, here are seven major healthcare layoffs in the last year for ASC leaders to know.
Nurse practitioners working independently in EDs increase costs, hospitalizations: Study
Nurse practitioners delivering emergency care without physician supervision at the Veterans Health Administration increase patient stay time by 11 percent and raise preventable hospitalizations by 20 percent, according to a March 10 report from the Ame…
Precision Lenses to pay $43M for alleged anti-kickback law violations
The Cameron-Ehlen Group, an ophthalmological distributor doing business as Precision Lenses, has been ordered by a Minnesota jury to pay $43 million for allegedly violating anti-kickback laws, according to a March 9 report from JD Supra.
Missouri physician sues former employer for slander, defamation
Randall Tobler, MD, is suing Memphis, Mo.-based Scotland County Hospital for slander and defamation after he was allegedly wrongfully terminated as CEO, ABC and CBS affiliate KHQA reported March 9.
ASC Administrator of the Week: Joe Peluso
Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgery Center in Greensburg, Pa., is Becker’s ASC Administrator of the Week.
What's ahead for ASCs? Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic CEO weighs in
As private equity and value-based care continue to boom and more procedures migrate to ASCs, many leaders expect changes in how health systems, hospitals and ASCs are run in 2023.
Merck sees success in new heart disease medication trial
Life sciences company Merck has seen an improvement in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients using its new signaling inhibitor sotatercept in a phase three clinical trial.
Woodside Health acquires Georgia medical office buildings
Woodside Health has acquired two medical office buildings totaling 80,000 square feet in Suwanee, Ga., according to a March 10 report from Commercial Property Executive.
How the gastroenterology gender gap has changed since 2010
Since 2010, over half of practicing gastroenterologists in the U.S. have been women, according to data from career website Zippia.
4 new ASCs this week
Here are four newly opened or announced ASCs reported on by Becker’s since March 2:
