Patsy Newitt

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5 states with the highest employment growth

California is the state with the highest employment growth, according to a Nov. 30 report from WalletHub. 

10 best states to find a job

Washington is the best state to find a job, according to a Nov. 30 report from WalletHub. 

UnitedHealthcare to pay TeamHealth $10.8M for alleged underpayments: What ASCs need to know

An arbitration panel in Florida has ruled that UnitedHealthcare must pay a TeamHealth clinician group $10.8 million for alleged underpayments from 2017 to 2020. 

19 things to know about USPI going into 2023

Here are 19 things to know about Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, the industry’s largest ASC chain, going into 2023:

Biggest ASC deals in November 

Here are the biggest ASC deals in November:

'I'm not sure if the healthcare landscape has ever seen a storm like this one,' surgeon says

Spine surgeon Philip Louie, MD, medical director of research and academics at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, joined Becker’s to discuss what he wishes his coworkers knew about his job. 

4 ASC, practice closures in 2022 

Here are four ASC and practice closures Becker’s has covered this year:

Physician's license suspended in 2 states after allegedly using drugs on duty

The Iowa Board of Medicine has suspended the license of emergency room physician Maman Ali, MD, who allegedly was under the influence of narcotics while treating patients, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Nov. 30. 

21 of best ASCs in the country's 5 biggest cities

Nine ASCs in New York City, the country’s largest city, and eight ASCs in Houston, the country’s fourth largest city, made Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the cou…

13 new ASCs in November 

Here are the 13 new ASCs Becker’s reported in November: