Category: ASC News

Cyberattack cost Tenet $100M in Q2

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare estimates the cyberattack it suffered in April cost the company about $100 million during the second quarter, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said during a July 22 earnings call, according to Seeking Alpha.

ASC and other health deals slow in second quarter

Healthcare deals and transactions are down in the first half of 2022 by 23 percent compared to the same time last year, according to an Aug. 4 report from Bloomberg.

Gas price drop brings relief to consumers, businesses

U.S. gas prices have dropped for seven weeks from $5 per gallon mid-June to near $4 per gallon, the Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 3. 

CVS Health wants a piece of primary care market

CVS Health plans to enter the primary care market by the end of this year, CNBC reported Aug. 3.

16 companies with healthcare focus benefitting from $500M American Rescue Plan

The Biden administration recently awarded grants to 32 workforce training partnerships as part of its $500 million Good Jobs Challenge. 

California ASC to use new imaging technology

Pavilion Surgery Center, an affiliate of St. Joseph Hospital, both in Orange, Calif., has announced a partnership with Perimeter Medical Imaging AI to issue the first commercial placement of the Perimeter S-Series OCT system in the state of California….

Illinois hospital begins $13.2M renovation to add new ASC

Morris (Ill.) Hospital is beginning a new round of renovations to create a $13.2 million surgery center. 

Physician-owned neurology practice pays $850K to settle false claims case

Watertown, N.Y.-based North Country Neurology admitted to improper and reckless billing and is paying $850,000 to settle false claims allegations, the U.S. Justice Department said Aug. 3.

Physicians will get $15M settlement in class-action lawsuit over bonusesĀ 

Physician staffing firm TeamHealth has agreed to pay physicians $15 million to resolve claims that it failed to properly pay its emergency physicians under compensation plans, Top Class Actions reported Aug. 2. 

Walmart Healthcare: 5 updates from the last 60 days

From employee pay raises to new back-end operations software, here are five Walmart Healthcare updates Becker’s has covered since May 28: