Here are 21 UnitedHealth stories Becker’s has covered about UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum Health and ASC management company SCA Health, from the last 60 days:
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What ophthalmologists want patients to know about eye health: AMA
Here are 14 things ophthalmologists want their patients to know about maintaining their eye health, according a May 12 article on the American Medical Association website:
Oregon health system now facing multiple lawsuits
St. Charles Hospital in Bend, Ore., is facing a lawsuit filed May 9 by a former employee claiming that the health system repeatedly violated meal break policies and underpaid staff, according to court documents.
118 statistics on physician compensation: 2023
Physician pay increases have not kept up with inflation rates in recent years, with average physician compensation declining by 2.4 percent in 2022 — compared with an increase of 3.8 percent the prior year, according to Doximity’s 2023 “Physician Compe…
4 New Jersey ASCs sue SEIU, alleging underpayment for procedures
Four New Jersey ASCs have filed a lawsuit against a Service Employees International Union benefit fund alleging underpayment for nearly two dozen procedures performed on fund participants, according to a May 11 report from Law360.
ASC Administrator of the Week: Crystal Aigner
Crystal Aigner, BSN, RN, administrator of Surgical Suites of Coastal Virginia in Williamsburg and Sentara Port Warwick Ambulatory Surgery Center in Newport News, Va., is Becker’s ASC Administrator of the Week.
25 best places to retire in 2023, per Forbes
Twenty-five U.S. cities have been named the top places to retire in 2023 by Forbes, with factors including housing cost, taxes, healthcare, crime and natural risk hazard taken into account.
SoutheastHealth to build $20M Missouri ASC
Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based SoutheastHealth plans to build a $20 million ASC at its new Southeast Center for Integrated Health Services, according to a May 12 report from the Southeast Missourian.
COVID-19 allowances extended for pharmacists post-PHE
HHS officially extended COVID-19-era allowances for pharmacists through Dec. 31, 2024, after the agency said it planned to do so.
'Scrub in and rock out!': AC/DC can keep surgical teams 'in the zone'
LifeSaving Radio, available at lifesavingradio.com, allows surgical teams to create custom playlists and is the first artificial intelligence-powered radio station “clinically designed to optimize surgical performance and help surgeons save lives,” acc…
