Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Sansum Clinic adds Dr. Mick Meiselman

    Claire Wallace -
    Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Sansum Clinic, now part of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, has added gastroenterologist Mick Meiselman, MD, to its team, according to an April 16 report from the Santa Barbara Independent.

  2. Tenet CEO-to-worker pay ratio

    Patsy Newitt -
    Dallas-based Tenet, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, paid their CEO Saum Sutaria 305 times more than the company's median employee in 2023. 

  3. States ranked by number of practicing surgeons

    Patsy Newitt -
    New York has the highest number of practicing surgeons, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from May 2023. 

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  1. Shuttered physician group offloads practices, physicians 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Boise, Idaho-based Primary Health Medical Group has added several providers and an ENT practice from the shuttered Nampa, Idaho-based physician group Saltzer Health.

  2. The highest-paid physician specialties over 5 years

    Patsy Newitt -
    Orthopedic surgeons and plastic surgeons consistently top the list of highest paid physician specialties in Medscape's annual compensation reports.

  3. ASC activity in the South: 5 notes

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are five developments on ASC activity in the South that Becker's has reported on since April 2:

  4. A rookie's guide to opening an ASC

    Paige Haeffele -
    As ASCs become increasingly enticing to health systems, investors and physicians alike, some healthcare leaders who are not as familiar with ASC practices may be looking to open outpatient centers.

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  1. 10 notes on colonoscopies in 2024

    Patsy Newitt -
    Here are 10 key notes on colonoscopies that gastroenterology leaders need to know in 2024:

  2. AI chatbots score 71% on ophthalmology board quiz

    Claire Wallace -
    Two artificial intelligence chatbots, Google's Gemini and Bard, have shown success in answering questions from the U.S. ophthalmology board certification exam, according to an April 13 study published in Eye.

  3. McLaren Health Care, Digestive Health Institute strike care partnership

    Claire Wallace -
    McLaren Greater Lansing (Mich.), an affiliate of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, has partnered with Lansing-based Digestive Health Institute. 

  4. Highest-paying settings for anesthesiologists

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    Anesthesiologists have the highest annual mean wage in offices of physicians, according to updated data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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  1. Private equity's grip on anesthesiology in 5 stats 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Here are five statistics highlighting private equity's influence in anesthesia:

  2. 10 states with the highest medical malpractice rates

    Claire Wallace -
    Between 2013 and 2023, approximately 502,971 adverse action reports were filed against physicians across America, according to reports from the National Practitioner Data Bank.

  3. Rite Aid shuttering 200+ locations: What ASCs need to know 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Rite Aid will shutter 53 more locations after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced it will close locations last year, according to April bankruptcy court filings obtained by Becker's. 

  4. 10 best, worst small cities to start a business

    Riz Hatton -
    Cedar City, Utah, is the best small city to start a business, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

  5. AMA, MedPAC push for Medicare reimbursement reform

    Paige Haeffele -
    The American Medical Association backed the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's recommendations for Congress to reform Medicare payments.

  6. 5 states with the highest employment of cardiologists

    Riz Hatton -
    New York is the state that employs the most cardiologists.

  7. Heart device linked to 14 deaths and 12 more supply chain updates

    Claire Wallace -
    Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.

  8. MarinHealth, UCSF Health buy ASC stake from SCA Health

    Claire Wallace -
    Greenbrae, Calif.-based MarinHealth Medical Center and San Francisco-based UCSF Health have joined forces to purchase equity stakes in San Rafael, Calif.-based Marin Specialty Surgery Center, according to an April 15 report from the Marin Independent Journal. 

  9. Baptist Health to open $38M Florida medical office building

    Claire Wallace -
    Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health plans to open a $38 million medical office building, Baptist Nassau Crossing Medical Campus, in Yulee, Fla., according to an April 16 report from the Jacksonville Daily Record. 

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