Category: ROOT

'I don't think you can dabble in healthcare': CFOs weigh in on Amazon, CVS

Healthcare is no longer just for hospitals. Giant retail and tech companies such as Amazon, CVS and Walmart have steadily increased their clinical presence in recent years.

8 states where ASC activity is heating up

Here are eight states where ASC are being developed that Becker’s has reported on since May 19: 

How physician can become 'captains of their own fates' once more

Harry Severance, MD, an adjunct assistant professor at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine, joined Becker’s to discuss how physicians can leverage their power. 

Jacksonville becomes a rehabilitation facility Mecca

Deregulation, an aging population and innovative technology are among the factors turning Jacksonville, Fla., into one of the largest hubs for rehabilitation hospitals in the country, according to a June 15 Florida Times-Union report.

5 moves in an ASC hotspot

Florida is an ASC hotspot, the state with the second largest number of centers. 

ASCs' shrinking reimbursements: 5 notes to know 

ASCs are facing declining reimbursements as operating costs soar. 

Adventist Health Tillamook taps chief medical officer

Adventist Health Tillamook (Ore.) named Paul Welch, MD, chief medical officer.

Colorado surgeon found guilty of manslaughter in death of teen patient

A Colorado surgeon was convicted of manslaughter in the death of a teenage patient who died after being in a coma for 14 months, NBC News reported June 15.

Northwell Health looks to untapped resource — alumni — for talent

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health believes once an employee, always a member of the Northwell family. With that in mind, it introduced the Alumni Network June 15, an online group that will enable tens of thousands of former Northwell employees…

Healthcare workers value pay, 'a recipe for disaster'

Healthcare employees are placing a premium on pay and stability in their jobs, and many feel their current employers aren’t doing enough, according to Grant Thornton’s State of Work in America survey.