Chicago-based Singlepoint Healthcare has acquired Healix, a Sugar Land, Texas-based national infusion services provider supporting more than 220 physician-owned and ambulatory infusion centers across the U.S., according to a June 16 news release. The acquisition is Singlepoint’s third in the…
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A North Carolina Senate committee advanced legislation June 11 that would prohibit noncompete clauses for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and registered nurses. Senate Bill 978, cleared by the Senate Health Care Committee chaired by Sen. Jim Burgin, R-Harnett, would…
West Tennessee Medical Group Gastroenterology, part of Jackson-based West Tennessee Healthcare, will close July 1. The organization did not provide a reason for the closure, and encouraged patients with ongoing specialty gastroenterology services to establish care with another provider, according…
Healthcare organizations face relentless workforce pressure, and nursing leaders are no longer asking only whether AI can help. They are asking how to implement it so front-line nurses will use it. The answer starts with asking nurses to help build…
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- Amy McCarthy, DNP, RNC-MNN, NE-BC, CENP, Chief Nursing Officer, Hippocratic AI
- Beth Reimschissel, PhD, RN, CNL, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Memorial Hermann
- Allison Schlinkert, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Assistant Vice President of Patient Services, Cincinnati Children's
- Scott Estep, MBOE, BSN, RN, CSSBB, Vice President, Nursing Operations & Capacity Management, OhioHealth System
Women physicians earn less than men in every medical specialty without exception, according to compensation data from Medscape and Doximity. The size of the gap varies by specialty, but its direction does not. The overall picture, according to Medscape’s 2026…
Today, routine cancer screening in the U.S. is recommended for only four cancers: breast, colorectal, cervical and, for high-risk patients, lung. Yet nearly 70% of annual U.S. cancer cases and deaths come from cancers no broad guideline tells clinicians to…
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Columbia, Tenn.-based Maury Regional Medical Group has relocated and expanded its Mid-South Gastroenterology practice on the campus of Maury Regional Medical Center. The practice moved to a new suite on the second floor of the outpatient pavilion. While the clinic…
A federal judge in Chicago has denied class certification in an antitrust lawsuit brought by former employees of SCA Health, DaVita and United Surgical Partners International alleging a no-poach agreement suppressed wages among senior outpatient clinic employees, according to a…
Optum has clarified its payment policy for anesthesia services provided during electroconvulsive therapy, confirming that such services are eligible for separate reimbursement under certain conditions, according to a June 10 news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Optum acknowledged…
Most surgical practices treat network participation as a prerequisite for building volume, staying busy and keeping the lights on. But Anthony Maioriello, MD, challenged that assumption at Becker’s Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference…