Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Physician shortages a 'threat to public health and safety'

    Patsy Newitt -
    Joseph C. Mazzola, DO, vice president of medical affairs at Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System, joined Becker's to discuss how physician shortages, specifically anesthesia provider shortages, are shaping the industry and what can be done about it. 

  2. AI has 100% detection rate of blindness-causing condition

    Claire Wallace -
    New artificial intelligence technology has shown a 100% success rate in identifying severe cases of a blindness-causing condition that affects prematurely born babies, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University and collaborators, published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology. JAMA Ophthalmology. 

  3. Roofing company buys Connecticut medical office building for $4M

    Claire Wallace -
    Owners of a Connecticut roofing company have purchased a medical office building in Orange, Conn., for $4.1 million, according to a March 7 report from the Hartford Business Journal. 

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  1. Where ASCs can look to grow

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are three areas that ASC leaders can tap into for continued growth.

  2. Michigan physician pleads guilty to practicing without a license 

    Patsy Newitt -
    A physician who operated out of a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based practice has pleaded guilty to operating without a license, CBS affiliate WWMT reported March 7. 

  3. Physicians 'disappointed' Congress left pay cut at 1.7%

    Patsy Newitt -
    Physicians are "disappointed" by a recent congressional spending package that did not further reduce the Medicare pay cut that took effect at the start of 2024, according to a blog post from the American Medical Association. 

  4. Where endoscopy stands today

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are five recent developments on endoscopies — some of which are changing gastroenterology.

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  1. Where Tenet is selling hospitals 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, is on a hospital selling spree — inking three deals so far in the last year. 

  2. Miami Heat point guard undergoes shoulder surgery at Florida ASC

    Claire Wallace -
    Orthopedic surgeons Harlan Slesnick, MD, and Frantz Lerebours, MD, performed shoulder surgery on Miami Heat player Josh Richardson. 

  3. 5 cities with the highest income growth

    Patsy Newitt -
    Miami is the city with the highest income growth in the country, according to a Feb. 27 report from WalletHub.

  4. The best, worst states for physicians to be rich

    Patsy Newitt -
    Alaska has the lowest tax burden on high earners, according to a Feb. 29 report from WalletHub. 

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  1. Walgreens shutters clinics, exits 3 states: What ASCs need to know 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Walgreens' VillageMD has announced plans to exit the Illinois, Indiana and Florida markets this year. 

  2. Physicians' battle against noncompetes 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Physicians across the country are pushing to reform, and in some cases ban, noncompete clauses, which prohibit them from seeing patients one to two years within a geographic region if they are fired or quit their job, NBC News reported March 3. 

  3. Florida physician sentenced for drug distribution, fraud

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    Tommy Louisville, MD, a physician in Florida, was sentenced for unlawful drug distribution, false statements relating to healthcare matters, and Paycheck Protection Program fraud.

  4. Pennsylvania lawmakers aim to expand colorectal screening coverage

    Riz Hatton -
    Pennsylvania Reps. Pat Gallagher, Tarik Khan and Perry Warren announced their plan to introduce legislation that would update the state's insurance laws to expand coverage for colorectal cancer screenings.

  5. Maine GI practice adds 2 providers, cuts colonoscopy wait time in half

    Claire Wallace -
    Rockport, Maine-based Pen Bay Gastroenterology has added gastroenterologist Eric Elton, MD, and nurse practitioner Amber Mastronardi, MSN, to its team, according to a March 6 report from The Courier-Gazette. 

  6. The health systems expanding GI

    Claire Wallace -
    Several health systems have taken moves to expand their gastroenterology departments in 2024, from adding new physicians to creating new facilities. 

  7. ASC activity heats up in California

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are three updates on ASC activity in California that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 1:

  8. Are physicians on track to meet their retirement goals?

    Claire Wallace -
    Whether it's because they earn a higher salary or because they have more expenses, physicians' retirement savings goals tend to be greater than that of the average U.S. worker. 

  9. 10 states with the biggest business booms

    Patsy Newitt -
    Oregon had the most new businesses of any state between 2022 and 2023, according to a recent study conducted by software company QRFY. 

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