Philip Blair, CEO of Surgery Center Services of America, spoke with Becker’s about ASC companies’ biggest growth focus and why cardiology is so important for ASCs.
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UofL Health outlook revised to negative after 'meaningful' operating decline
Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health saw its outlook revised to negative after nine-month financials ending March 31 revealed operating income slumping to $821,000, S&P Global said May 24. The rating agency affirmed its “A-” long-term rating on a series o…
44 statistics on specialty physician pay and productivity
A majority of physician specialties experienced a moderate increase in compensation from 2019 to 2022 while productivity remained relatively consistent, according to the 2023 MGMA data report on provider compensation.
What Epic is doing to accelerate interoperability
Epic has been working on interoperability for years and announced new efforts in recent months.
13 nurse leaders-turned-CEOs in 2023
Hospital CEO exits in the first few months of 2023 were up 72 percent from the same time frame in 2022. As hospitals search for someone to take the helm, some argue that they should look inward — particularly, toward nurse leaders.
Mass General, NIH partner to pin down key symptoms of long COVID
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham partnered with the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study of nearly 10,000 adults in an effort to standardize a research framework for long COVID-19, according to a May 25 news release.
How Mercy uses EHRs to improve diabetes patient outcomes
St. Louis-based Mercy is using an algorithm to search electronic health records and identify patients with high blood sugars levels and help them navigate a path to improved health.
Global digital health funding hits $3.4B — 4 takeaways
After digital health funding plummeted for four quarters straight, it has stayed steady, reaching $3.4 billion in the first quarter of 2023, according to a May 23 report from CB Insights.
4 health systems piloting Microsoft, Epic's generative AI
EHR vendor Epic Systems and Microsoft are training Azure OpenAI on a large collection of information so it can asynchronously draft responses to patient messages for providers, and hospitals and health systems have already begun piloting it.
$1.8B was spent in medtech deals in Q1
Mergers and acquisitions in the medtech industry are accelerating with venture capital firms making investments of $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2023, according to a May 23 report from capital market company PitchBook.
