Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Cleveland Clinic hospital, lead anesthesiologist face negligence suit

    Claire Wallace -
    A woman has filed a lawsuit against Cleveland Clinic's Medina (Ohio) Hospital, a lead anesthesiologist, and a registered nurse after allegedly waking up during surgery, according to a June 3 report from the Plain Dealer Cleveland.

  2. The bright future of ASCs

    Patsy Newitt -
    ASC popularity is continuing to grow as hospitals, health systems and physicians accelerate their investment strategy — more than 7 out of 10 systems intend to continue investing in and affiliating with ASCs, according to a recent survey. 

  3. Surgery Partners leader sells 6,000 shares of company stock

    Carly Behm -
    Surgery Partners' National Group President Bradley Owens sold 6,000 shares of the company's common stock, according to a May 31 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. 

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  1. 5 numbers on healthcare data breaches

    Paige Haeffele -
    Data breaches in healthcare have boomed in recent years, as technology advances and becomes more integral to the medical field.

  2. 5 physician specialties with the largest gender pay gaps

    Patsy Newitt -
    Orthopedic surgery is the physician specialty with the largest pay gaps between men and women in 2023, according to Doximity's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report."

  3. DC allows CRNAs to practice without physician collaboration

    Claire Wallace -
    Washington, D.C., mayor Muriel Bowser has signed the Health Occupations Revision General Amendment Act of 2024, removing collaboration requirements for all advanced practice registered nurses, including certified registered nurse anesthetists.

  4. AI helps double colonoscopy rates in underserved patients: Study

    Claire Wallace -
    Artificial intelligence may help  engage underserved patients with colonoscopy screenings, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's 2024 annual meeting. 

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  1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia taps GI chief

    Claire Wallace -
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has tapped Binita Kamath as its chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition. 

  2. 3 biggest opportunities for ASC growth 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Michael McClain, founder of LeftCoast Healthcare Advisors and former ASC administrator, joined Becker's to discuss the biggest growth opportunities for ASCs. 

  3. The biggest players in physician acquisitions

    Patsy Newitt -
    Here are three major companies and four major health systems leading the charge in physician employment:

  4. 2 ASCs facing opposition in May

    Claire Wallace -
    As new ASCs continue to pop up across the country, they are not all able to open without pushback from community members or other health systems in the area. 

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  1. 5 best states for physicians to practice in the last 5 years 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Idaho was named the worst state for physicians to practice twice in the past five years by Medscape's Best and Worst Places to Practice reports from 2019-24.

  2. 3 physicians' wrongful termination suits in 1 month

    Patsy Newitt -
    Here are three updates on physicians' wrongful termination lawsuits in the last month:

  3. UPMC, Washington Health complete affiliation

    Paige Haeffele -
    Washington (Pa.) Health System finalized its merger with Pittsburgh-based UPMC one year after the two health systems announced plans to affiliate.

  4. Digestive Health Physicians Association taps new president, board chair

    Claire Wallace -
    Gastroenterologist Naresh Gunaratnam, MD, has been named president and chair of the board of directors for the Digestive Health Physicians Association. 

  5. The 10 physician specialties unhappiest with their compensation

    Claire Wallace -
    Infectious disease physicians are the least happy of all physician specialists when it comes to compensation rates, according to Medscape's 2024 "Compensation Report," published in May. 

  6. 7 new gastroenterology ASCs in 2 months

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are seven gastroenterology-focused ASCs that have opened in the last two months, as reported by Becker's since April 10:

  7. Sanford opens new heart, vascular center

    Claire Wallace -
    Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has opened a new expanded heart and vascular center in Bemidji, Minn., according to a May 31 report from The Bemidji Pioneer.

  8. Covenant High Plains Surgery Center gets ACS Surgical Quality Partner designation

    Carly Behm -
    Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center earned the American College of Surgeons' Surgical Quality Partner designation, according to a June 3 news release.

  9. 4 ASCs adding robots

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are four ASCs in the U.S. that have added robotic technology to their facilities, as reported by Becker's since April 12:

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