Ten surgery centers were ranked the best in the U.S. for ethical patient billing practices by MoneyMoney magazine and The Leapfrog Group.
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Ohio health system partners with ASC software platform
Cleveland-based BEST Health System has partnered with Ospitek to bring its VIEW software system to BEST’s ASC network.
California medical office building sells for $8.4M
Family Health Care Centers of San Diego has purchased a medical office property from Magnolia Mar Properties for $8.4 million. The sale of the 25,916-square-foot space was negotiated by Pacific Coast Commercial.
Flu activity, state by state
Nebraska is reporting the highest percentage of influenza-like illness of all U.S. states, while New Hampshire is reporting the lowest, according to state data compiled by Becker’s.
A sign CMS' vaccine mandate is no sure thing
The Biden administration is considering a Republican proposal to strike the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the U.S. military, a development that signals future possibility of reversal of the same mandate for healthcare workers.
4 moves from National Spine and Pain Centers in 2022
Frederick, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers has made several moves in 2022, including opening more centers and appointing new leaders. Here are four moves by the healthcare company this year:
8 recent executive resignations from hospitals, health systems
Here are eight hospital and health system executive resignations, including those mutually agreed upon, that occurred or were announced since Nov. 7:
Ozarks Healthcare promotes Lacey Carter to chief nursing officer
Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Mo., has promoted its executive director of nursing, Lacey Carter, MSN, to chief nursing officer.
'A bureaucratic mess': insurers' slow payments frustrating hospitals
Mike DeWerff, CFO for Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health said the health insurance industry has been slowing down payments, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Dec. 3.
3 pharmacy chains appeal Ohio $650M opioid ruling
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart have appealed a ruling that ordered them to pay $650 million for fueling the opioid epidemic in two Ohio counties, arguing the case should be thrown out or a new trial introduced, NBC affiliate WFMJ reported Dec. 5.
