Category: ASC News

Here are six updates on COVID-19 as cases increase nationwide:

Many hospitals and health systems realize they need to develop and implement an ASC plan. But knowing at the outset of the process how an ASC will fit into your broader organizational vision will make for better decision-making later on. 

Many hospitals and health systems realize they need to develop and implement an ASC plan. But knowing at the outset of the process how an ASC will fit into your broader organizational vision will make for better decision-making later on. 

Former Puyallup (Wash.) Good Samaritan nurse Cora Weberg has agreed to a plea deal after being charged with tampering with consumer products on Sept. 1, according to a Sept. 6 report from KIRO 7. 

Physicians make $241,000 on average in Iowa, which is the best state to retire in, according to financial website Bankrate.

The number of nurse practitioners is expected to increase 44.5 percent by 2032, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Disruptors pose a threat to healthcare as a whole, including ASCs.

CMS introduced a new care model aiming to help states improve healthcare costs, quality and efficacy for their populations.

The number of employed psychiatrists is projected to increase by 6.7 percent by 2032, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System and its partner, Green Bay, Wis.-based physician group Prevea Health, said phone lines to many Wisconsin facilities, including HSHS’ ASC, are back online after a cybersecurity incident at the syste…