A suspicious package shut down Piedmont Hospital’s medical office building in Atlanta early in the morning on June 21, forcing more than 100 people to evacuate, according to a June 21 report from Atlanta News First.
Category: ASC News
George Regional Health ASC destroyed in overnight fire
An office building in Lucedale, Miss., owned by George Regional Health System that housed the George Regional Community Surgery Center, Stonnington Orthopedics, Hospice of Light and other departments of George Regional Health, was destroyed in a fire o…
Is a physician pay legislation update in the works?
The House Energy and Commerce Committee plans to hold a hearing to examine Medicare payment rates for physicians, according to a June 15 report from Politico.
St. Francis breaks ground on surgery center campus
St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee, Minn., and its owners Allina Health, HealthPartners Park Nicollet and Essentia Health (located in Minneapolis, Bloomington, and Duluth, Minn. respectively), broke ground to begin construction for a new f…
20 top-scoring mid-sized cities for physicians to live in
Livability has named the 100 best cities with a population between 75,000 and 500,000 to live in for 2023, considering factors including economy, housing and cost of living, amenities, transportation, environment, safety, education and health.&nb…
How digital tools are helping solve healthcare's 'number 1 problem'
Telehealth has become a household tool for many Americans, with about 25 percent of patients routinely using it in 2022, according to a report from the American Medical Association.
Physician sues Iowa board over alleged license denial
Hazelwood, Mo.-based Brett Snodgrass, MD, is suing the Iowa Board of Medicine over its alleged decision to deny him a license because of his moral character, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported June 19.
How physicians lost money this year
Medscape surveyed 10,011 physicians on their experiences for its 2023 “Physician Wealth and Debt Report.”
Georgia physician found liable for $1.1M in false claims
Ringgold, Ga.-based “alternative medicine” physician Charles Adams, MD, has been found liable for submitting $1.1 million worth of false diagnoses to Medicare for chelation therapy reimbursements, the Justice Department said June 16.
6 ASC moves in California
Here are six ASC moves that have taken place in California since February:
