Category: ASC News

There are 19 states that are projected to have a shortage of physicians by 2028, according to a report from Mercer, a consulting firm.

U.S. job hunters are having more luck finding positions outside of major metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, according to an Aug. 29 report from CNBC. 

As soaring operational costs and sinking reimbursement rates plague healthcare, ASCs could be key in keeping costs down. 

Here are three updates on Pearland, Texas-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, as reported by Becker’s since April 15:

The COO of St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Gulfcoast Eye Care rescued an 86-year-old woman and her dog from a home fire, Spectrum News reported Aug. 28. 

Patients with the University of Florida Health system covered under UnitedHealthcare could lose coverage beginning Sept. 1, The Independent Florida Alligator reported Aug. 28. 

Companies that own two medical office buildings in Hamburg, N.Y., are clashing in court over alleged mismanagement, according to an Aug. 29 report from Buffalo Business First.

A California physician was sentenced to 37 months for his role in a $2.8 million fraud scheme. 

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has restored its network after a cyberattack earlier in August. 

Becker’s connected with Anthony DeLuise Jr., MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Ortho Rhode Island in Providence, to find out what makes ASCs stand out compared to their hospital outpatient department counterparts.