Category: ASC News

'All small businesses are doomed': 7 ASC leaders discuss lingering effects of COVID-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting ASCs across the country in different ways, with some still seeing impacts more than others. While some ASC leaders report still struggling to keep patients under state regulations, others have found that…

8 recent studies to know

Eight studies to know that Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 1: 

How physicians feel about treating other physicians

Only about 19 percent of physicians reported treating other physicians often or very often, according to a Medscape survey of 443 physicians issued in November. 

Centene shakes up leadership team

Health coverage provider Centene made six updates to its leadership team, including three C-suite appointments, according to a Dec. 14 news release from the company. 

9 physician specialties named the most stressful jobs in the country 

Urology was named the most stressful job in the country, according to a report from the Labor Department’s Occupational Network. 

5 hospitals, health systems opening ASCs

Here are five hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 15:

Cape Regional Health System, Cooper University Health Care to merge, control 130 ASCs

Cape Regional Health System in Cape May, N.J., has merged with Cooper University Health Care in Camden, N.J., due to a struggle to remain independent, according to a Dec. 14 report from The Press of Atlantic City. 

California to require providers to submit immunization records

California will begin requiring providers who provide immunizations to submit them to a statewide registry. 

US files False Claims Act complaints against chiropractor

The Justice Department has filed a False Claims Act complaint against chiropractor Yury Gampel and his 15 Modern Vascular labs for allegedly false illegal relationships and transactions. 

Connecticut psychologist pleads guilty to $2.7M fraud scheme

Greenwich, Conn.-based psychologist Michael Lonski, PhD, admitted that he billed insurers for services he knew were not rendered, the Justice Department said Dec. 13.