The American Surgical Association has named B. Mark Evers, MD, as president-elect. According to an April 27 news release, Dr. Evers will serve as president-elect in 2026-27 before assuming the presidency in 2027-28. He was elected at the organization’s 146th…
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The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions has named J. Dawn Abbott, MD, as president for 2026–27. According to an April 25 news release shared with Becker’s, Dr. Abbott assumed the role during SCAI 2026 Scientific Sessions, held April 23–25…
Controlled substance waste is one of the most overlooked cost centers in hospital pharmacy. Each waste event represents not just a lost dose, but lost nursing time, compliance overhead and real diversion risk. A recent multi-site study quantified the problem:…
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Orthopedics and plastic surgery have traded the top two spots in Medscape’s annual Physician Compensation Report every year since 2021, with orthopedics seeing compensation climb by more than $80,000 over that span. Orthopedic surgeons now command an average of $611,000…
UTHealth Houston established a department of cardiology at McGovern Medical School, effective May 1. The department is led by founding chair Biswajit Kar, MD, and becomes the school’s 24th academic department. Faculty, including more than 70 physicians and scientists, will…
A federal court has dismissed all claims brought by Anthem Blue Cross of California against Irvine, Calif.-based HaloMD and its co-defendants, rejecting the insurer’s attempt to use federal litigation to challenge awards issued under the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute…
Across hospitals, patient flow challenges are playing out daily — delayed discharges, constrained capacity and growing pressure on emergency departments. These issues rarely start in one department. They reflect how effectively patients move across the entire system, from admission through…
Pharmacy is no longer a cost center defending its budget. It is an enterprise lever, and the executives running it are being asked to behave — and be staffed — accordingly. At the 2026 CPO Summit, the chief pharmacy officers…
AI is a people-and-process story — not a tech one. At Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting, the CIOs, CDOs, and CMIOs running Cleveland Clinic, Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health, Prisma Health, Northwell Health, Allina Health, Ochsner Health and CommonSpirit told each other…
Parkview Wabash (Ind.) Hospital, part of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health is opening a 26,000-square-foot outpatient center. The Parkview Wabash MOB West will provide services including orthopedics, podiatry, pain management, general surgery, sports medicine and urology, according to an April…