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Minnesota hospital to build new ASC
Shakopee, Minn.-based St. Francis Regional Medical Center will build a new outpatient surgery and endoscopy center
5 BCBS updates for 2022, 2023
Insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield has been in negotiations with health systems across the country throughout the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Here are five major updates from the company since May 24:
Capital Digestive Care makes leadership moves
Silver Spring, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care’s board of directors has named two new individuals for leadership positions, effective immediately.
Bon Secours opens Virginia medical office building promised 10 years ago
In 2013, Bon Secours signed a performance agreement promising the construction of a 25,000-square-foot medical office building in the East End of Richmond, Va. On Jan. 10, 10 years later, the office building finally opened its doors to the public.
Most in-demand outpatient medications and 8 more supply chain updates
Here are nine supply chain updates for ASC leaders to know that have been reported by Becker’s since Jan. 4.
2 OrthoAlliance practices partner to provide outpatient care
Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville and New Albany-based JIS Orthopedics, both in Ohio, have partnered to provide outpatient orthopedic care in Cambridge (Ohio) Surgical Suites.
Mass General anesthesiologist switches to climate friendly sedatives
Sam Smith, MD, an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, has switched the kind of anesthetic gas he uses at work every day to cut down on his environmental impact, according to a Jan. 10 report from WBUR.
The demographic most prone to 'quiet quitting'
College educated men between the ages of 25 and 39 led the “quiet quitting” movement in the U.S. between 2019 and 2022, according to a Jan. 9 report from Bloomberg.
HCA, Amazon & Walgreens: 3 healthcare deal updates in 2023
Here are three major healthcare deals that were completed or have moved forward in 2023, all on Jan. 3:
Former Florida physician sentenced to 20 years for $746M fraud scheme
Former physician Michael Ligotti was sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to surrender his medical license for a $746 million scheme involving substance abuse treatment centers, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 9.
