Today's Top 20 Stories
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$1.7B OK'd for most expensive ASC projects this year
Here are the seven most expensive ASC projects covered by Becker's this year, totaling $1.79 billion: -
Artificial intelligence can detect early signs of glaucoma, study shows
Artificial intelligence systems can use machine learning to identify early signs of glaucoma, a study published in Ophthalmology found. -
Physicians will get $15M settlement in class-action lawsuit over bonuses
Physician staffing firm TeamHealth has agreed to pay physicians $15 million to resolve claims that it failed to properly pay its emergency physicians under compensation plans, Top Class Actions reported Aug. 2.
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Surgery Partners Q2 revenue jumps 13%: 6 notes
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners' revenue jumped 13.3 percent over last year's second quarter, to $615.4 million. -
Walmart Healthcare: 5 updates from the last 60 days
From employee pay raises to new back-end operations software, here are five Walmart Healthcare updates Becker's has covered since May 28: -
Average physician net worth by age
A report from FiPhysician, which provides investment and retirement advice to physicians, released a breakdown of physicians 45 and older, and their average net worth's. -
UnitedHealth in the headlines: 14 updates in 60 days
UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum Health and ASC management company Surgical Care Affiliates, saw a busy June and July. Here are 14 UnitedHealth updates from the last 60 days:
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Centene in the headlines: 12 updates in 60 days
Centene is one of the nation's largest health insurers by membership. Here are 12 updates from the company in the last 60 days: -
Aetna in the headlines: 5 updates in 30 days
Aetna, a CVS Health company, insurers about 39 million people. Here are five updates from the company since July 5: -
Tennessee eye ASC wins quality improvement award
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Ophthalmology ASC won the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's 2021-22 Bernard A. Kershner Surgical/Procedural Care award. -
DISC expanding via new PE-backed parent company
Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center is planning to grow its footprint in California and around the U.S. through its newly-formed parent company Trias Global, Orange County Business Journal reported Aug. 2.
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New PE-backed spine device company targets ASC surgeons
Inspan merged with Sacrix to form Insrix, a new spine device company, effective July 1. -
How physician retirement age compares to the US average
The retirement age in the U.S. is up by four years since 1991, to an average age of 61, according to a new report from Gallup. -
CMS pay cuts will push physicians to employed models, Yale professor says
Some physician leaders are worried that CMS' proposal to decrease the physician pay conversion factor by $1.53 to $33.08 will accelerate the migration of physicians to employed settings over independent models. -
Physician investments jump 20% in Q2: 4 notes
The median investment/subsidy per physician jumped 22 percent from the second quarter of 2021 to 2022, according to Kaufman Hall's "Physician Flash Report" published Aug. 1. -
9 supply chain updates
Supply chain developments reported by Becker's since July 26. -
Unifeye Vision Partners snags 4th Minnesota practice
Unifeye Vision Partners added a fourth Minnesota practice to its network. -
Geisinger opens $80M specialty outpatient center
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger cut the ribbon on its $80 million specialty outpatient center in Pittston, Pa., on Aug. 1, the Pennsylvania Business Report reported Aug. 2. -
Unemployment rate in all 50 states for 2022: Bureau of Labor Statistics
The unemployment rate in the U.S. continues to fall following record-high unemployment rates at the beginning of the pandemic, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics in its The Economics Daily report. -
Thomas Park Investments acquired $75M in medical office buildings in 1st half of year
Thomas Park Investments acquired $75 million in medical office buildings in the first half of 2022, halfway to its year-long goal of $150 million in acquisitions.