Theodore Christopher, MD, will exit his role as head of emergency medicine at Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health Oct. 1., according to internal email obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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An emerging med school training model
When Jennifer Adams, MD, a dean at a Colorado medical school, heard about a new way to train aspiring physicians, she was skeptical. A decade of success helped dissipate her doubt.
4 notes on Stark law, anti-kickback compliance
Physicians often straddle the line between roles in a practice as both employees and the central drivers of income for that business. This makes conversations around investment, growth and regulatory compliance potentially complicated, according to an …
8 ASCs running or starting robot programs this year
Here are eight ASC that have started robot programs, or are planning to start them, this year, as reported by Becker’s:
Optum laying off 524 in California
Optum is laying off 524 employees across California, according to regulatory documents filed July 18.
Optum employees report layoffs
Former employees with Optum and its provider subsidiaries began posting on social media beginning July 18 regarding another round of layoffs they say occurred across sectors of the company.
CMS floats 2.6% pay bump for ASCs
CMS on July 10 shared a proposed Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule that would update payments by 2.6%.
Advantien launches ASC Profitability Roadmap
Advantien launched an ASC Profitability Roadmap to provide ASC leaders, surgeons and stakeholders with insights on finances and operational data, according to a July 9 news release.
Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference: 5 notes for ASCs
The Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old legal precedent known as Chevron deference, which said disputes over regulation of an ambiguous law, judges should defer to federal agency interpretations within reason.
6 drugs now in shortage
Here are six new shortages, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
