More cities could take steps to relieve medical debt for their residents, after local officials in Toledo, Ohio, committed American Rescue Plan funds to pay off medical debts, The Toledo Blade reported Jan. 2.
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Average cost of cataract surgery in 2022
Cataract surgery cost an average of $3,500 to $7,000 per eye in 2022, according to data from eye research company MyVision.org.
Hackensack Meridian expands GI team
Hackensack Meridian’s Montclair, N.J.-based Mountainside Medical Group has added gastroenterologist Masood Rizvi, MD, to its GI team.
10 ASC leaders to know in 2023
Here are 10 ASC leaders to know in 2023:
$50M project with ASC opens in Wisconsin
The $50 million, 160,000-square-foot Hudson (Wis.) Medical Center has opened its doors to patients, the Hudson Star-Observer reported Jan. 3.
Amazon clears hurdle in One Medical deal: What ASCs should know
The Oregon Health Authority has approved Amazon’s proposed acquisition of One Medical, clearing a hurdle to cementing the deal.
11 hospitals seeking EHR talent
Three of the top vendors hospitals use to participate in the Medicare EHR incentive program are Oracle Cerner, Epic and Meditech, according to ONC data. Here are 11 hospitals and health systems that have posted job listings seeking EHR and IT expertise…
4 gastroenterologists in the headlines
Here are four gastroenterologists Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 5:
Nonprofit healthcare will likely take years to recover, S&P says
The U.S. nonprofit healthcare system faces a very long road ahead to any potential financial recovery as it deals with persistent operating pressures and investment market volatility, S&P Global Ratings said in a December report where the agency also d…
How 3 health systems promote nurse civility
The Joint Commission is working to change the way unprofessional issues are communicated between nurses using a report system and trained peer messengers.
