President Joe Biden will undergo a routine physical health exam on Feb. 16 at Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and release updates of the examination to the public, according to a report from news station WHDH.
Category: ASC News
New Jersey office manager pleads guilty in amphetamine distribution scheme
A former office manager of a Newark, N.J.-based medical practice admitted to conspiring with a physician to distribute prescription amphetamine to patients, the Justice Department said Feb. 15.
3 USPI updates for ASC leaders to know
Here are three updates from Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 30:
57% of US physicians say social media influences their perception of medicine, treatment
A survey conducted by Sermo, a private social media platform for physicians, and LiveWorld, a digital and social media agency, found that 57 percent of physicians said they frequently or occasionally allow social media to influence their perception of …
12 most expensive neighborhoods for physicians to live in
The 12 most expensive neighborhoods for physicians to live in in the U.S. are all located in California and Florida, the two states with the most ASCs in the nation, according to a Feb. 14 report from Bloomberg based on data from home buyer website Zil…
ModMed tops ASC EHR ranking in 9 specialties
Technology leader ModMed has been named the top EHR for nine medical specialties on Black Book’s Physician Practice & Ambulatory Solutions list for 2023.
Covenant High Plains Surgery Center performs region's 1st robotic gastric sleeve procedure
Covenant High Plains Surgery Center in Lubbock, Texas, has become the first in the region to perform a robotic gastric sleeve bariatric procedure using the Da Vinci X robot.
Covenant High Plains Surgery Center performs region's 1st robotic gastric sleeve procedure
Covenant High Plains Surgery Center in Lubbock, Texas, has become the first in the region to perform a robotic gastric sleeve bariatric procedure using the Da Vinci X robot.
88% of medical professionals have had a violent patient interaction in the last year: survey
About 88 percent of working medical professionals have had a violent interaction with a patient in the last year, according to a recent survey from Medscape of 247 employed medical workers, including physicians, specialists, administrators and nurses.&…
3 hospitals closing service lines
Below are three hospitals ending services that Becker’s has reported on since Feb. 6:
