Category: ROOT

5 orthopedic updates for ASC leaders to know

From acquisitions to milestones here are five orthopedic updates Becker’s has reported on since Feb. 1:

United Digestive acquires Florida GI group, endoscopy center

United Digestive has acquired the Gastroenterology Group of Naples and Gulfshore Endoscopy Center, both in Naples, Fla. 

Why hospital price transparency's shortcomings aren't from a lack of compliance

The challenges facing federal hospital price transparency aren’t necessarily a result of lack of compliance, but a lack of standardization and specification in reporting requirements, a Feb. 10 analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Peterson Ce…

Oracle Cerner, Accenture partner on VA EHR training

Oracle Cerner has signed a contract with technology consulting company Accenture to provide additional training to Department of Veterans Affairs clinicians on the Cerner EHR, Fedscoop reported Feb. 14.

3 tips for better ASC management,

Fifty-five ASC leaders recently joined Becker’s to share what they would add to their own “successful ASC management” cheat sheet.

HHS unveils 3 new drug price models

HHS is taking aim at high prescription drug costs through three new programs announced Feb. 14.

Cleveland Clinic records $12.5B in investments as at end of January

The Cleveland Clinic had a total of approximately $12.5 billion in investment assets at the end of January, the system reported in a Feb. 14 filing.

Drug shortages up 30% and 10 more supply chain updates this week⎮2023

Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.

From architect to 'chief business innovation officer': How St. Jude's newest exec is reimagining the business of healthcare

“Chief business innovation officer” isn’t a title you hear every day. But Catherine Corbin — who  is pioneering the role at Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital — is an architect by trade. She’s used to building things from t…

Most board members at the nation's top hospitals have no healthcare background: Study

Less than 15 percent of board members overseeing the nation’s top hospitals have a professional background in healthcare, while more than half have a background in finance or business services, according to a study published Feb. 8 in the Journal of Ge…