A Macon, Ga.-based family has been awarded $13.75 million in damages following the death of a patient, according to a Feb. 10 report from The Telegraph.
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What will make, break anesthesia in 2025
Several key issues are plaguing all of healthcare in 2025, and anesthesia is no exception. As specialist shortages persist and declining reimbursements lead to burnout, the field grows more treacherous.
2 health systems capitalize on Super Bowl ads
On Feb. 9, the 59th Super Bowl was played in New Orleans, with the Philadelphia Eagles beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22. If viewership matches 2024’s event, over 120 million people will have tuned in for the big game.
Independent ASCs hit new low: 5 consolidation trends
The number of independently-owned ASCs dropped to 67%, down from 68% in 2023, according to VMG Health’s “ASCs in 2024: A Year in Review” report.
HCA hospital begins expansion project
TriStar Hendersonville (Tenn.) Medical Center has broken ground on a $53.6 million project that will add more than 30,000 square feet to the facility, NBC affiliate WSMV reported Feb. 7.
Washington lawmakers look to ban anesthesia time limits
Legislators in Washington state are taking steps to ban time caps on anesthesia coverage in a bipartisan bill, the Columbia Basin Herald reported Feb. 10.
Top 10 ASC procedures by Medicare payments
Capsule cataract removal without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation is the most common procedure performed at ASCs in 2024, according to VMG Health’s “ASCs in 2024: A Year in Review” report.
A spoonful of innovation: Karmanos pioneers at-home liver cancer treatment
In December, Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center became the first facility in the world to offer at-home liver cancer treatment with the TheraBionic P1, a device recently approved by the FDA.
US News refines 2nd annual 'top ASCs' list
In 2024, U.S. News & World Report debuted its first annual “Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” ranking, highlighting four different specialties: colonoscopy and endoscopy, ophthalmology, orthopedics and spine, and urology.
Cyberattack forces physician practice to close indefinitely
Pinehurst (N.C.) Radiology Associates has closed “for the foreseeable future” due to a cyberattack, The Pilot reported Feb. 5.
