Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Illinois physician pleads guilty to fraud 

    Patsy Newitt -
    A physician from Edwardsville, Ill., pleaded guilty to a fraud scheme involving reimbursements for nursing home services. 

  2. 10 states where workers are most actively seeking new jobs

    Claire Wallace -
    Workers in Georgia spend the most time looking for new employment every month, according to  research from QR code generator QRFY. 

  3. Tampa General Hospital adds 2 GIs

    Claire Wallace -
    Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital Digestive Health Center has added gastroenterologists David Schwimmer, MD, and Sheldon Taub, MD, to its practice, according to a March 6 report from South Florida Hospital News.

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  1. CDC's new COVID-19 guidelines: What ASCs should know

    Claire Wallace -
    ASCs have changed their masking and visitor policies based on COVID-19 levels in their communities, and now the CDC has made a major update to its COVID-19 guidelines. 

  2. 5 most, least depressed cities in America 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Cities in Hawaii and California topped the list of those with the lowest depression rate in the country, according to a February report from WalletHub. 

  3. 30K-square-foot medical office building approved in Georgia

    Claire Wallace -
    A 30,000-square-foot, three-story medical office building has been approved in Holly Springs, Ga., according to a March 6 report from the Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News.

  4. 5 things to know about HCA Healthcare

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are five things to know about HCA Healthcare:

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  1. 10 states with the lowest, highest tax rates

    Riz Hatton -
    Alaska is the state with the lowest tax rate, while Illinois is the state with the highest, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

  2. 13 East Coast medical office buildings changing hands in 2024

    Claire Wallace -
    As medical office building transactions heat up in 2024, here are eight transactions involving 13 buildings in the Eastern half of the U.S. to know: 

  3. CardioOne earns private equity backing

    Claire Wallace -
    Private equity company WindRose Health Investors has acquired Houston-based CardioOne.

  4. Do physicians blame work for their burnout?

    Claire Wallace -
    Nearly half of U.S. physicians (49%) remain burnt out in 2024, citing their personal lives, professional lives or both according to a Medscape's "Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2024."

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  1. The danger of anesthesiologist shortages 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Anesthesia is plagued by a growing provider shortage — nearly 30% of anesthesiologists are predicted to leave the practice by 2033, according to a whitepaper from Medicus Healthcare Solutions. 

  2. SCA, Palomar Health open California ASC

    Paige Haeffele -
    Palomar Health opened an ASC in partnership with Deerfield, Ill.-based ASC operator SCA Health in Escondido, Calif.

  3. Ohio hospital to launch outpatient pavilion phased opening

    Claire Wallace -
    Salem (Ohio) Regional Medical Center plans to launch a phased opening of its new SRMC Surgery & Outpatient Pavilion in Columbiana, Ohio, beginning at the end of March, according to a March 5 report from CBS affiliate WKBN.

  4. Roseman University of Health Sciences to offer nurse anesthesia program

    Riz Hatton -
    Henderson, Nev.-based Roseman University of Health Sciences' college of nursing is launching a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia program.

  5. Envision anesthesiology division affected by data breach

    Ariana Portalatin -
    Bay Area Anesthesia, a division of Envision Physician Services, was recently affected by a data breach involving Bowden Barlow’s computer systems.

  6. Crozer Health nixes ASC plans

    Claire Wallace -
    Springfield Township, Pa.-based Crozer Health has nixed plans to reopen its shuttered Springfield campus's emergency department and medical center as an orthopedic ASC, according to a March 5 report from the Philadelphia Business Journal.

  7. The colonoscopy conundrum

    Patsy Newitt -
    Gastroenterology physicians and practices are facing a major challenge: increased demand for colonoscopies amid declining reimbursements. 

  8. Wisconsin physician sentenced to prison for selling prescriptions 

    Patsy Newitt -
    A Fond du Lac, Wis.-based psychiatrist was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally distributing controlled substances and lying to federal agents. 

  9. UAMS eye institute adds Dr. Chaow Charoenkijkajorn

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    Little Rock, Ark.-based Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science added Chaow Charoenkijkajorn, MD, to its staff.

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