Here are four ASC and practice closures Becker’s has covered this year:
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6 nursing priorities Congress should enact by 2023: ANA
The American Nurses Association is calling on Congress to include actions to support the nation’s nursing workforce in any end-of-year package legislation.
A look at 5 women who made Forbes ’30 Under 30′ in healthcare list
Ten women under 30 years old in healthcare made the annual Forbes “30 Under 30” list honoring young professionals focused on “saving lives and creating a more equitable future.” Here’s a look at five of them.
Physician's license suspended in 2 states after allegedly using drugs on duty
The Iowa Board of Medicine has suspended the license of emergency room physician Maman Ali, MD, who allegedly was under the influence of narcotics while treating patients, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Nov. 30.
21 of best ASCs in the country's 5 biggest cities
Nine ASCs in New York City, the country’s largest city, and eight ASCs in Houston, the country’s fourth largest city, made Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the cou…
Labor shortages and expenses remain ‘formidable challenge’ well into 2023, Fitch says
The problem of higher labor costs will continue to be a “formidable challenge” for nonprofit hospital systems well into 2023 and even beyond, Fitch Ratings said in a report released Dec. 1. That is even if general inflationary pressures cool, Fitch added.
Maine pharmacy board fined Walgreens 15 times for staffing issues
Walgreens has been fined 15 times and CVS four times so far in 2022 for violating Maine’s staffing and operating hours laws, Bangor Daily News reported Nov. 30.
VA failed to protect 500,000 employees’ COVID-19 vaccination data
The Department of Veterans Affairs admitted it failed to protect the COVID-19 vaccination status data for about 500,000 of its employees after a spreadsheet containing the information was improperly shared in October 2021, FedScoop reported Nov. 3…
2 gastroenterologists making headlines
Here are two gastroenterologist moves Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 7:
Wyoming couple can advance case against Riverton hospital over son’s birth, state Supreme Court rules
A Wyoming couple can now proceed with their case against the hospital where their disabled son was born, the state’s Supreme Court ruled, according to a Nov. 30 report from the Cowboy State Daily.
