A proposed Wyoming law that would eliminate noncompete clauses cleared a legislative committee Feb. 16, according to the Cowboy State Daily.
Category: ASC News
The power of positive word-of-mouth & CEO’s 2 other keys to ASC success
ASCs, like all small businesses, can benefit from word-of-mouth recommendations.
Judge awards $909K to New Jersey ophthalmologist
A New Jersey judge awarded $909,000 to an ophthalmologist who was allegedly defrauded by her financial adviser, ThinkAdvisor reported Feb. 15.
Ohio ASC, health system to pay $3M to settle improper Medicare claims allegations
Three Ohio medical providers, including the New Albany (Ohio) Surgery Center, have agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle allegations they filed improper claims to Medicare and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, local ABC affiliate WSYX re…
7 stats on ASC assets
Here are seven statistics, including mean facility size and PP&E, or property, plant and equipment, pulled from a 2021 multispecialty ASC benchmarking study from VMG Health.
Connecticut health system’s insurer contracts ‘stifle competition,’ lawsuit alleges
A Hartford, Conn.-based health system is under scrutiny again for alleged anticompetitive behavior with its physician acquisition strategy.
AMA’s secrets to private practice success
Physician-owned private practices are becoming increasingly uncommon, according to a Jan. 18 American Medical Association podcast.
Cary Skin Center secures accreditation from Surgical Review Corp.
Cary (N.C.) Skin Center has received accreditation by the Surgical Review Corp. as the first Center of Excellence in Mohs micrographic surgery, according to a Feb. 15 news release.
7 hospitals opening ASCs
Below are seven hospitals that have opened or plan to open their own ASCs:
Surgery lab trains high schoolers for high demand roles
Labor shortages among clinicians of all types are widely expected to get worse in the coming years. An Alabama high school’s surgery lab could mitigate some of the pain.
