Terre Haute-based Indiana Joint Replacement Institute is planning construction on a 35,000-square-foot, $28 million facility that will include an ASC and a hip and knee orthopedic clinic, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported Oct. 6.
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Contract campaign launched for 9,000 New York nurses
Members of the New York State Nurses Association are launching a campaign amid contract negotiations for about 9,000 NYC Health + Hospitals/Mayorals nurses in New York City, according to an Oct. 6 union news release.
Memorial Healthcare System names Monica Puga chief nursing executive
Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System has named Monica Puga, MSN, RN, chief nursing executive. She has worked at the system for nearly 20 years.
Some hospitals ‘flouting’ price transparency requirements: report
Some hospitals are omitting prices from required disclosures, a new report from Patients Rights Advocate found.
Monkeypox may spread indefinitely at low levels, CDC report finds: 5 updates
Monkeypox eradication in the U.S. is unlikely in the near future, as experts anticipate low-level transmission will continue indefinitely, according to a CDC technical brief published Sept. 29.
4 ASC acquisitions, partnerships
Here are three acquisitions and partnerships involving ASCs that Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 12:
MetroHealth delays new hospital opening
Cleveland-based MetroHealth moved back the opening of its new Glick Center hospital to Nov. 5, cleveland.com reported Oct. 5.
Multimillion-dollar gene therapies are ‘in the right ballpark’: drugmaker exec
BlueBird Bio’s two drugs for rare diseases that each cost about $3 million — the most expensive drugs on the market — are fairly priced, the chief operating officer at a rival drugmaker told Bloomberg in an Oct. 5 report.
How hospital CIOs, IT leaders prepared for the new information-blocking rule
A new rule went into effect Oct. 6 that allows patients complete access to their electronic health records, without unreasonable delay or costs.
3 obstacles to revenue cycle management partnerships
The Health Management Academy identified three major obstacles to revenue cycle management partnerships and how health systems can address them.
