Today's Top 20 Stories
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Northside Hospital adds Medtronic technology
Atlanta-based Northside Hospital has treated its first patient using Medtronic's PulseSelect pulsed field ablation system for treating paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation. -
State-by-state breakdown of 24 hospital closures in 2024
Massachusetts and Wisconsin have seen the most hospital closures of any state in 2024 thus far. -
Where APRNs are paid the most
Advanced practice registered nurses who work on the Pacific Coast, including Alaska or Hawaii, receive the highest average annual compensation, according to Medscape's 2024 APRN compensation report published Nov. 14.
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How big is Optum? 10 numbers to know
Healthcare giant Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, has grown rapidly in recent years and shows no signs of slowing down. -
2 more physicians implicated in nationwide telemedicine fraud scheme
Two more physicians have been convicted for their roles in a nationwide telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic testing. -
Noncompetes' future in flux
On Aug. 20, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown struck down the FTC's ban on noncompete agreements, calling it "unreasonably overboard without a reasonable explanation." The rule was scheduled to take effect Sept. 4. -
Surgeon sues Medtronic for patent theft and 6 more supply chain updates
Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.
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Bayhealth adds cardiologist
Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Medical Group has hired cardiologist Jennifer Eakin, DO, to its team of clinicians at Bayhealth Heart and Vascular, the Cape Gazette reported Nov. 18. -
The gastroenterologist shortage grows more dire
The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of 1,630 gastroenterologists by 2025, according to a 2024 white paper from Medicus. -
Gastro Health physician under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct
Cincinnati-based gastroenterologist David Wenzke, MD, an employee at Columbus, Ohio-based Gastro Health, has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation by the State Medical Board of Ohio for alleged sexual misconduct, according to a Nov. 18 report from NBC affiliate WLWT. -
Beebe Healthcare, Nemours open cardiac specialty care clinic
Beebe Healthcare Selbyville (Del.) has partnered with Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's Health to open a new cardiac specialty care clinic, according to a Nov. 19 report from NBC affiliate CoastTV.
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California health system gets $5.1 million grant to tackle physician shortage
San Bernardino, Calif.-based Social Action Community Health System, a system within Inland Empire Health Plan, received more than $5 million in grant funding to address physician shortages, KTLA 5 reported Nov. 18. -
AAAHC taps new board, directors
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the largest ambulatory healthcare accreditor, has named new board officers and two elected directors for the 2024-to-2025 season. -
U of Alabama at Birmingham receives $120K for CRC screenings
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's division of gastrointestinal surgery and gastroenterology and hepatology were awarded a $120,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health's Cancer Prevention and Control Division for the third consecutive year. -
Trump's HHS nominee: 8 things to know
On Nov. 14, President-elect Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. -
TriHealth Physician Partners suffers data breach
Cincinnati-based TriHealth Physician Partners filed a notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts Nov. 6, according to a Nov. 18 report by JD Supra. -
5 legislative updates for GIs to watch
Here are five recent legislative and administrative updates in gastroenterology: -
The dire state of 'transparency' in healthcare
Transparency is a healthcare buzzword used in a number of broad contexts, but frequently appears in discourse about the relationship among physicians, payers and patients. -
Patients with positive testing delay colonoscopy: Study
A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive diagnosis. -
8 notes on CRNA compensation
Certified registered nurses anesthetists earn an average base salary of $211,000 in 2024, according to Medscape's 2024 "Ramping Up Take-Home Pay: Medscape APRN Compensation Report 2024," published Nov. 14.
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