Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Texas hospital opens outpatient surgery department

    Ariana Portalatin -
    San Antonio-based Methodist Hospital Northeast opened an outpatient surgery department in its newest medical office building, Community Impact reported Oct. 1.

  2. Surgery Partners, Hyde Park Capital form orthopedic platform

    Carly Behm -
    Surgery Partners and Hyde Park Capital partnered to form Midwest Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Alliance.

  3. Frontiers of microbial medicine: 5 things to know

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Evidence is mounting that the gut microbiome influences many major human diseases, according to a Sept. 23 Medscape Medical News article. 

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  1. CRC's unexpected new prevention strategy: Flu vaccines

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., with more than 150,000 patients diagnosed and treated annually. 

  2. GI's busy September: 10 things to know

    Francesca Mathewes -
    The GI space saw numerous developments and industry moves in September. 

  3. Combined endoscopy, colonoscopy safer for GLP-1 patients: Study

    Claire Wallace -
    Patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists have a lower risk of food retention when an esophagogastroduodenoscopy is combined with a colonoscopy, according to an Oct. 1 MedPage Today report.

  4. 17 ASCs in September

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Here are 17 new ASCs that broke ground or plan to build in September: 

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  1. Former San Francisco theater sold to area medical professionals

    Claire Wallace -
    A former theater in San Francisco has been sold to an affiliate of several area medical professionals for $4.9 million, according to a Sept. 30 report from the San Francisco Business Times.

  2. $400M fraud case against former Tenet executives moves to trial

    Francesca Mathewes -
    A fraud and kickback case against former Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare executives John Holland and William Moore, and co-defendant Edmundo Cota will proceed to trial after federal prosecutors won the right to use statements from 10 alleged co-conspirators, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Sept. 30. 

  3. Cardiologists on the move in September

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    Here are six cardiologists and cardiac surgeons who joined new clinics, hospitals and health systems, as reported by Becker's in September:

  4. BCBS of Massachusetts encourages colorectal cancer screenings: 5 notes

    Claire Wallace -
    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is encouraging its members to review options for colorectal cancer screenings amid a rise in cases, according to an Oct. 1 news release from the insurer. 

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  1. AI-powered module coming to 400+ GI Alliance locations

    Francesca Mathewes -
    GI Alliance — the largest GI practice network in the country — will introduce Medtronic's GI Genius to its over 400 locations nationwide. 

  2. HCA, Cigna negotiate into 11th hour: 5 things to know

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Nashville-based HCA Healthcare and Cigna Healthcare were in negotiations over a new contract well into the final day of their current agreement on Sept. 30, the Houston Business Journal reported. 

  3. Tenet sells off 5 hospitals in Alabama

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has completed the sale of its 70% ownership of five hospitals in Alabama, South Florida Hospital News reported Oct. 1. 

  4. Cardiovascular Specialists of New England open new practice

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Cardiovascular Specialists of New England has opened a new practice in Londonderry, N.H. 

  5. ASC chain sued for alleged age, disability discrimination

    Patsy Newitt -
    ASC chain Inova Surgery Center, an affiliate of Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health, has been charged with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act for firing an employee because of disability and age. 

  6. How CON reform affects ASCs

    Claire Wallace -
    According to predictions from business law firm Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, recent certificate-of-need reform will likely lead to ASC expansions in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia, according to a Sept. 27 press release from JDSupra.

  7. GI cancer rates increasing faster among young women

    Claire Wallace -
    Over the last 20 years, incidences of upper gastrointestinal cancer have increased faster in young women than young men, according to a Sept. 30 report from Endocrinology Advisor. 

  8. 5 notes on the future of GI growth

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Gastroenterology has seen a number of industry-changing developments in recent years, and new recommendations regarding minimum ages and the quality of colonoscopies promises even more change in the industry. 

  9. States ranked by PAs per capita

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    New York has the highest number of physician assistants per capita out of any state at 85.73 PAs for every 100,000 residents.

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