Category: ROOT

Johns Hopkins ASCs to remain in CareFirst BCBS network

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has reached an agreement with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to keep its ASCs in the CareFirst network. 

4 orthopedic ASC updates in the last 30 days

From a Florida surgery center acquisition to new robotics, here are four new orthopedic ASC updates Becker’s has reported on in the last 30 days. 

89 SCA Health ASCs named America’s best 

Eighty-nine SCA Health ASCs made Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

UI Healthcare developing AI device to perform procedures on its own

Researchers at Iowa City-based University of Iowa Healthcare are developing an artificial intelligence-based tool to treat interventional radiology patients — with or without a physician operating it.

4 independent anesthesia groups join to take on private equity

Four anesthesia groups in Illinois, Kansas and Michigan partnered to form the Association for Independent Medicine, the Wichita Business Journal reported Oct. 24.

New York hospital unveils new ER in $250M renovation project

New York City-based Richmond University Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new emergency department Oct. 25, silive.com reported. 

4 recent donations to hospitals

The following hospitals and care centers have received donations since Oct. 19:

8 hospitals planning upgrades, expansions

The following eight hospitals and health systems have announced upgrades or expansions since Oct. 19:

MaineHealth, Taro Health finalize partnership

Portland-based MaineHealth’s specialists, facilities, and hospitals will be in-network with New York-based Taro Health’s insurance plans beginning on Nov. 1, according to an Oct. 26 news release shared with Becker’s.

Viewpoint: Stop talking about ‘eliminating’ health inequities

The idea that health inequities can and should be eliminated is misaligned with the definitions of equity and justice, according to an article published Oct. 24 in Health Affairs.