Author: Claire Wallace

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital has become one of two hospitals in Southern California to implement transnasal endoscopy without sedation in children. 

Lutheran Health Network has broken ground on an 8,000-square-foot medical office building in Huntington, Ind., according to a Jan. 9 report from Building Indiana.

Nurse practitioner has been named the best job in healthcare for 2024 by U.S. News & World Report, followed closely by physician assistant and speech-language pathologist. 

Mark Garvin, former COO of United Surgical Partners International, has joined advisory firm Avanza Healthcare Strategies as its executive in residence. 

Orthopedic surgery is the most male-dominated physician resident specialty, with only around 20% of practicing specialists identifying as female, according to Jan. 9 data from the American Medical Association. 

Medical data intelligence platform Lynx.MD has partnered with Allied Digestive Health, a leading GI practice with over 60 locations in New York and New Jersey. 

The most common gastroenterology procedure performed in 2023 was a liver elastography, according to November data from Definitive Healthcare, which will cost patients an average of $134. 

This year is shaping up to be a big one for major U.S. payers, with several new rules going into effect. 

Liver elastography accounted for over 30% of the total billed gastroenterology procedures in 2023, making it the most-performed GI procedure, according to November data from Definitive Healthcare. 

The Chilton County (Ala.) Health Care Authority has broken ground on a medical office building in Clanton, Ala., near Ascension St. Vincent's campus, according to a Jan. 8 report from Fox affiliate WBRC.