The Plastic Surgery Center, a cosmetic surgery center operating over 20 locations across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania has suffered a patient data breach, according to an April 21 report from ClassAction.org. The facility sent out a notice to patients stating that an unauthorized party gained access to its contracted billing company Nov. 4. […]
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From implementing new technology to upgrading EMR systems, here are three things that ASCs are doing to enhance their performance in 2025. Enhanced cross-training among team members Improving cross-training among physicians, staff and other providers has enabled ASCs to become more nimble and resilient in the face of ongoing staffing shortages. “We also focused heavily […]
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Healthcare is ever-changing, as it has been for decades. Sometimes, these changes are for the better, while other times, they may be for the worse. Becker’s connected with several physicians across a range of specialties to discuss the future of their specific fields, from predicted shortages to continued payer battles and AI booms. Here is […]
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The Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute has completed construction of its latest outpatient facility in Cleveland, the Jeffrey and Patricia Cole Pavilion. According to a news release by HGA, the architecture firm behind the new center’s design, the facility began accepting patients Feb 25. The facility is four stories high and offers clinical, diagnostic and […]
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As ASCs confront an escalating shortage of anesthesia providers, many leaders and physicians are reevaluating the way they manage their anesthesia billing processes. Here are three things ASCs should consider when rethinking their anesthesia billing processes: 1. Strategically target Medicare reimbursements With more Medicare-eligible patients entering the healthcare market each day, Scott Mayer, CEO of […]
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Here are 10 new ASCs, outpatient centers and medical office buildings that have opened or broken ground in the South, as reported by Becker’s since March 25:
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Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health plans to close Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital in Delaware County, Pa., according to an April 21 report from CBS News. Employees at Crozer were alerted to the shutdowns via email on April 21 from parent company Prospect Medical Holdings. The shutterings follow a period of turmoil from the system, […]
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Portland, Maine-based physician-owned practice, InterMed, is opening a medical office building and an ASC in Scarborough, Maine, according to an April 21 report from MaineBiz. The two-story facility will span 62,000 square feet, and will be built in partnership with two medical real estate companies, Chicago-based Remedy Medical Properties and Boca Raton, Fla.-based Kayne Anderson […]
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Nurse practitioners in California, the state where NPs have the highest average annual salary, earn $65,010 more than NPs in Tennessee, the state where NPs have the lowest annual salary. In California, NPs earn nearly $25,000 more per year than in New York, the state with the second highest average annual salary for NPs. The […]
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1. Hafiz Khan, MD, is serving as medical director of AdvantHealth Tampa’s (Fla.) Center for Interventional Endoscopy, the only interventional endoscopy center in the Tampa Bay region. 2. The American Gastroenterological Association elected Richard Peek, MD, as vice president in March. Dr. Peek is currently director of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at […]
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