Category: ASC News

Discover partners with Tydei to streamline payments for ASCs and hospitals

Discover has partnered with healthcare vendor management system Tydei to streamline payments in healthcare purchasing and invoicing at ASCs and hospitals nationwide. 

$12M ASC renovation adds 14,300 square feet

Community Hospital of the Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula’s renovated ASC opened Oct. 4, the Monterey Herald reported Oct. 3.

Oregon ASC expands operations to offer overnight stays

Bend (Ore.) Surgery Center partnered with Summit Health and Bend Transitional Care to begin offering overnight stays at the facility, The Bulletin reported Oct. 4.

200+ layoffs and 7 more Walmart Healthcare updates

Here are eight Walmart Healthcare updates Becker’s has covered since Aug. 4:

7 economy and employment updates in September

From an impending recession to falling unemployment claims, here are seven economic and employment updates Becker’s reported on in September. 

Licensed practical nurse salaries by region

Licensed practical nurses earn the highest salary in the Pacific region, according to data from Medscape’s RN/LPN Compensation Report 2022. 

Physician’s license suspended after performing unauthorized cosmetic surgeries at ASC

Burien, Wash.-based family practice physician and cosmetic surgeon Kristine Brecht, MD, had her license suspended after she was caught performing plastic surgeries she had been ordered to stop performing, local NBC affiliate KING5 reported Sept. 30. 

10 most, least expensive cities

San Jose, Calif., is the most expensive major city in the U.S. for 2022, according to an Oct. 3 report from CNBC. 

11 universities that produce the wealthiest alumni

A fourth of the 400 wealthiest people in the U.S. in 2022 went to one of 11 universities, with the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) producing the highest number of wealthy alumni, according to an article published Oct. 2 by Forbes. 

Iowa ASC expanding, relocating

Mason City-based MercyOne North Iowa Bariatric Surgery is relocating to support an expansion, KIMT reported Sept. 30.