The greater the familiarity between a surgeon and an anesthesiologist was linked to improved outcomes for patients in certain surgeries, MedPage Today reported May 28. The retrospective study was conducted by physicians of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, but the results may be informative for surgical teams in the U.S. The study was […]
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People living in Maryland currently have the fewest yearly out of pocket healthcare costs, while people living in Mississippi face the highest, according to a new report from Wallethub, published May 29. The financial services platform reviewed where people spend the most of their yearly earnings on healthcare, analyzing the prices of five key healthcare […]
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In April, Hickory, N.C.-based ASC Viewmont Surgery Center picked Medline as its primary vendor. Northfield, Ill.-based Medline is one of the largest medical-surgical products suppliers in the nation, with over 29 million square feet of warehouse space globally, distributing around 335,000 medical products with 43,000 employees around the world. It also has 26 manufacturing sites […]
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Anesthesia’s success in hospitals can create dangerous assumptions in the ASC, and Jeff Tieder, CRNA, clinical assistant professor of the nurse anesthesia concentration at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, joined Becker’s to discuss why boundaries matter. As procedures increasingly shift from hospitals to ASCs, Mr. Tieder shares how communication breakdowns between ASC leaders and […]
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In November, Raynaldo Ortiz, MD, a Dallas-based anesthesiologist, was sentenced to 190 years in prison after being convicted of injecting nerve-blocking agents and other drugs into IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas. Now, the family of a patient who allegedly experienced a near-fatal cardiac event following a routine procedure at the […]
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Here are five of the many physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology. If you’d like to nominate a physician, please email pnewitt@beckershealthcare.com. Bryan Curtin, MD Dr. Curtin is the director of The Center for Neurogastroenterology and GI Motility at The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health & Liver Disease at Mercy Medical Center […]
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From declining reimbursements to rising costs, many ASCs are facing persistent economic pressures, requiring many centers to rework efficiency strategies. Andrew Weiss, administrator of Summit Surgical Center in Voorhees, N.J., joined Becker’s to discuss how compressing “OR schedules to avoid running half-empty rooms” is key to building operational resilience. At the heart of Summit Surgical’s […]
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As cardiology continues its outpatient migration, several organizations have made notable acquisitions and developments in their cardiology focus. HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.) HCA continues to invest capital into the cardiology sector, as it saw growth from both inpatient and outpatient cardiac surgeries during the first quarter of 2025. The company’s outpatient expansion, including in catheterization […]
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The Trump administration recently issued a request for information seeking input on how to improve drug price transparency, alongside other initiatives aimed at increasing price transparency in healthcare. Here are five updates on price transparency: 1. HHS, the Labor Department and the Treasury Department issued their request for information seeking public input on how to […]
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As care has shifted rapidly to the outpatient setting over the last 10 years, major healthcare systems are starting to take notice. For Dallas-based Tenet, a growing amount of revenue and EBITDA now come from its outpatient care arm. In 2018, Tenet acquired a 95% interest in United Surgical Partners International, which leads the company’s […]
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