Author: Patsy Newitt

Three gastroenterologists joined Becker's to discuss their secrets to success. 

Ten ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss their secrets to success. 

Optum's third-quarter revenue is up 17 percent from the same quarter last year, reaching $46.6 billion, according to financial results released Oct. 14 by parent company UnitedHealth Group. 

Ronald Rittenmeyer, the former executive chair and CEO of Tenet Healthcare, died Oct. 11 at 75. 

Anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., MD, has pleaded not guilty to allegations he injected heart-stopping drugs into IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, Fox 4 KDFW reported Oct. 15. 

From increased colorectal cancer screenings to improving care access, four gastroenterologists joined Becker's to discuss their top priorities to close out the year. 

Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare laid out the most requested physician searches by specialty for 2022 in its "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."

Here are three key moves by Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, in the third quarter:

A judge ruled in favor of a union representing California public hospital workers that is suing a county hospital authority for allegedly shielding the funding flow of a county-created, private ASC, 23ABC reported Oct. 11. 

A New York City federal court charged physician Somsri Ratanaprasatporn, MD, three pharmacists and four others with a $24 million scheme illegally distributing more than 1.2 million oxycodone pills, the U.S. Justice Department said October 12.