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Lumata Health and Hadley partner to increase healthcare access for vision-impaired patients
Hadley has combined resources and partnered with Lumata Health to serve patients experiencing vision loss.
A year of Optum's biggest deals: A timeline
From investing in value-based care to partnering with two health systems, healthcare giant Optum has made some major deals over the course of the past 11 months.
$346M for the most expensive ASC projects in February
Here are four of the most expensive ASC projects in February, totaling $346 million:
5 ASCs deploying surgical robotics
Here are five surgery centers that have recently began using or hit milestones with surgical robots that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 11:
Gateway Surgery Center to become part of DISC Sports & Spine
TriasMD, Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports and Spine’s parent company, acquired Gateway Surgery Center in Santa Clarita, Calif. for the practice’s ASC network.
Does physician caseload correlate with burnout?
Of the 949,658 actively practicing physicians in the U.S., 63 percent have been burned out for 13 months or more — an 11 percent increase from pre-pandemic levels.
10 top-ranked medical schools for surgeons, per US News
The U.S. may face a shortage of 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, and access to care in every specialty, and finding and retaining talented medical staff is a top priority for many ASC leaders.
UPMC, surgeon to pay $8.5M for allegedly performing multiple complex surgeries at once
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, cardiothoracic surgeon James Luketich, MD, and a physicians group will pay $8.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of submitting false claims to Medicare and putting patients at risk by failing to fol…
ASCs' reimbursement woes: What's worrying leaders in 2023
ASCs are historically reimbursed at lower levels than hospital outpatient departments, and as operating costs soar, many leaders are worried about how low reimbursements will affect their ability to meet margins.
How cardiologists deal with burnout
The top coping mechanism for cardiologists dealing with burnout is exercise, according to a Feb. 24 report from Medscape that surveyed over 9,100 practicing physicians.
