Category: ASC News

10 companies with the most FDA-cleared AI medical devices

Since 1995, the FDA has cleared 521 artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices through 510(k) clearance, de novo requests or approved premarket approval applications. 

Roanoke Ambulatory Surgery Center cancels patient debt following Medicare dispute

After a year of phone calls and appeals, a patient of a Virginia ASC has had her medical debt canceled after Medicare refused to cover a procedure that was moved from a hospital to an ASC, according to a Feb. 6 report from The Roanoke Times. 

ASC case volumes return to pre-COVID-19 levels 

ASCs saw case volume return or exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to a Jan. 26 report from VMG Health. 

ASC case volumes return to pre-COVID-19 levels 

ASCs saw case volume return or exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to a Jan. 26 report from VMG Health. 

Cigna in the headlines: 11 updates in 60 days

Here are 11 Cigna updates reported by Becker’s since Dec. 7: 

Shopping malls: The future of healthcare?

As consumer interest in shopping malls has decreased throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems have begun filling the unused space in record numbers, according to a Feb. 6 report from NJBiz.

5 healthcare data breaches in 7 months

Healthcare data breaches have been on the rise, with five breaches over the last seven months affecting ASCs and their patients. 

Duly Health surgery center completes 1,000th DaVinci robotic surgery

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care’s surgery center in Lombard, Ill., has performed its 1,000th da Vinci Xi robotic surgery. 

20 recent studies to know

20 studies to know that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 30: 

Can money buy happiness? Comparing physicians' salaries, burnout levels

Although the role of physician was ranked the 13th best job for 2023, 53 percent of providers said they are burned out and 23 reported experiencing depression, according to a survey published Jan. 27 by Medscape.