Author: Claire Wallace

The most frequent cause of medical malpractice allegations against physicians is a failure to diagnose patients or a delay of diagnosis, while for gastroenterologists, diagnostic errors top the list of the most prevalent reasons for lawsuits, according to a study…

Banner Health’s Torrington (Wyo.) Community Hospital has become the first facility in the western Nebraska and southeast Wyoming region to begin offering computed tomography virtual colonoscopies, according to a Dec. 2 report from the Star Herald.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to implement new tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, three of America's leading trading partners, in a post on social media network Truth Social. 

In September, the Vascular Surgery Center inside Colorado Springs' (Colo.) Penrose Hospital shuttered abruptly, leaving residents without care. Now, a new ASC will take its place, according to a Dec. 2 report from The Tribune. 

The American Pain Consortium has opened a new ASC in Brownsburg, Ind., specializing in interventional pain management. 

HCA Healthcare affiliate Surgery Ventures has partnered with healthcare real estate development firm NexCore Group to open an ASC and medical office building in Katy, Texas. 

Rockford (Ill.) Gastroenterology Associates filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on Oct. 30 after becoming aware of a 2023 cyberattack. 

In the third quarter of the year, a health system's median investment/subsidy per physician totaled $304,312, rising above $300,000 for the first time ever, according to a Nov. 12 report from Kaufman Hall.

From 2019 to 2023, Pennsylvania saw the largest boom in anesthesiologist employment, seeing a 197.56% growth in anesthesiology positions and a 202.08% growth in anesthesiologist employment, according to an October study from Rivanna.

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute has added two new cardiology specialists to its team.