Category: ASC News

Registered nurses earn $103,701 per year in Washington — 29 percent more than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, a healthcare provider with 182 hospitals and 2,300 ambulatory sites, has partnered with Grail, a cancer test maker , to add Grail’s Galleri early detection test at select HCA physician practices. 

The city of Knoxville, Tenn., has opened its Public Safety Complex, and its campus includes the 25,000-square-foot St. Mary’s ASC, according to an Oct. 17 report from ABC affiliate WATE.

Kenai, Alaska-based physician Ray Lynn Carlson, MD, and his clinics’ managers have been indicted on 23 charges in a Medicare fraud case, Alaska Public Media reported Oct. 16. 

On Sept. 1, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill prohibiting employers from entering into noncompetes with California employees, regardless of the state the employee is working in. 

The Tennessee Department of Health revoked the license of Delenya Allen, MD, alleging improper treatment of patients, CBS affiliate WREG reported Oct. 13. 

Internal medicine physician Charles Adams, MD, and his Ringold, Ga.-based medical practice have been ordered to pay more than $27.5 million for submitting false claims to Medicare for chelation therapy reimbursements. 

Ambulatory network United Medical, a multispecialty network with 225 healthcare providers, has expanded its 20-year relationship with electronic health record provider Oracle Health. 

Washington is the best state for jobs while West Virginia is the worst, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill raising the minimum wage for healthcare workers in the state to $25 an hour, according to an Oct. 14 report from The Hill.