Category: Becker’s ASC Review

Chicago Cardiology Institute suffers data breach: 5 things to know

Schaumbaug, Ill.-based Chicago Cardiology Institute experienced a data privacy event, according to a Dec. 13 news release from the institute. 

Chicago Cardiology Institute suffers data breach: 5 things to know

Schaumbaug, Ill.-based Chicago Cardiology Institute experienced a data privacy event, according to a Dec. 13 news release from the institute. 

The biggest threat to GI in 2025

While the ASC space is still largely fragmented and independent, consolidating forces have been making headway in the industry — and gastroenterology has not been spared. 

Surgery Partners in 2024

Here are three updates on Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners in 2024 as reported by Becker’s: 

New York physician pleads guilty to kickbacks 

A Mattituck, N.Y.-based physician has pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for medically unnecessary brain scans. 

Pennsylvania physician charged with illegal suboxone prescription

A physician in Jenkintown, Pa., has been charged with illegally prescribing Suboxone, a medication commonly used to treat opioid dependence.

California medical office building sells for $16M

A medical office building in Burbank, Calif., has sold for $16 million, according to a Dec. 12 report from LA Business First.

6 former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024

Here are six former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024:

Researchers urge tighter regulation for healthcare algorithms

In recent commentary published in the New England Journal of Medicine AI, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Equality AI and Boston University underscored the need for more regulation regarding both AI and non-AI a…

Nurse satisfaction in 2024: 14 things to know

An overwhelming majority of nurses are happy with their career choices in 2024, with 92% glad they entered the profession, according to Medscape’s 2024 “What They Love and Loathe: Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report,” published Dec. 13.