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Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Hospital has sued Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, alleging the physician group is using noncompete agreements to prevent 27 cardiologists from joining Ellis. The complaint was submitted Aug. 12 in New York Supreme Court…

Certificate-of-need laws, once pitched as a method for preventing the duplication of healthcare services, have become highly controversial as their opponents cite them as a factor contributing to soaring healthcare costs.  CON laws vary significantly from state-to-state, with different requirements…

From academic leadership appointments to new milestones in surgical technology, here are five gastroenterologists making recent Becker’s headlines:  1. Tom Serena, CEO of the Bethesda, Md.-based American Gastroenterological Association, plans to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2026, after 12 years leading…

Spine and orthopedic groups are continuing to expand their outpatient footprints as more procedures migrate from hospitals to ASCs. Recent openings and planned projects stretch from Florida to Wisconsin, while some of the country’s largest orthopedic groups are building additional…

Distalmotion, a medtech company, received FDA 510(k) clearance for ventral hernia repair with its Dexter Robotic Surgery System, expanding the number of procedures for which the system can be used in ASCs. The clearance allows Dexter to be used in…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx received a $600,000 Zeiss Opmi Lumera 700 surgical microscope for their ophthalmology department, the health system announced Aug. 12. Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and New York City…