Mesa, Ariz.-based Surgery Center Services of America has 12 new ASCs that have opened in the last six months or will open in the next six months, CEO Philip Blair told Becker’s via email.
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Missouri physician pleads guilty to diluting methadone
Sunil Chand, MD, pleaded guilty to dispensing diluted methadone to patients to conceal a shortage of the drug at his family medicine practice in Leadington, Mo.
Private equity deals, spending trending upward
The value of healthcare private equity deals in 2021 was 378 percent higher than that of 2012.
32 hospitals looking for CFOs
Hospitals around the country are seeking CFOs, including several owned by some of the largest systems in the nation.
Health system marketing leaders on the move: 3 new appointments
The following marketing executive moves have been reported by Becker’s Hospital Review since Jan. 18:
Bronson Healthcare launches MyChart Bedside app
Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Bronson Healthcare has launched MyChart Bedside, a digital health app within MyChart that makes it easier for clinicians to communicate care plans for hospitalized patients.
6 health tech trends impacting medical practices
Patient-centric payment capabilities was identified as the healthcare trend that will have the biggest impact on physicians and medical offices in 2023, according to a Feb. 6 report from cloud healthcare software company AdvancedMD.
5 ways leaders are addressing the nursing crisis
Nurses are in short supply across the nation, with more leaving the profession than joining. Here are five things to know about the staffing crisis and solutions leaders are proposing.
47% of people younger than 45 do not think they're at risk for heart disease
Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center researchers found 47 percent of people younger than 45 do not think they are at risk for heart disease.
Iowa nursing home patient found breathing hours after pronounced dead
An Alzheimer’s care facility in Iowa pronounced a 66-year-old woman dead, but funeral home staff unzipped her body bag to find her gasping for air, NPR reported Feb. 4.
