For decades, physicians have watched autonomy erode as the great migration to health systems continues. But Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology at St. Raphael’s Campus of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital told Becker’s, sees a reversal on…
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The anesthesia workforce shortage has been persistent across healthcare for years, forcing leaders to shift strategies and adapt workflows to meet a demand for surgical services that shows no signs of slowing down. Garo Derparseghian, MD, an anesthesiologist at Los…
A provision buried in the Affordable Care Act already prohibits reimbursing certified registered nurse anesthetists at a lower rate than physicians for the same work. It just has never been enforced. Jeff Tieder, MSN, CRNA, clinical assistant professor at the…
Stereotaxis, an endovascular surgical robotics company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Robocath, a cardiology and neurointerventions robotics developer. The acquisition expands Stereotaxis’ portfolio of fully-integrated robotic technologies for electrophysiology, interventional cardiology and neurointerventions, according to an April 15…
Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health has added Christine Lewis, MD, to its digestive health practice. Dr. Lewis is a gastroenterologist specializing in the treatment of digestive issues involving the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines as well as diseases of the…
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has opened an ambulatory location with physicians in six specialties. NYU Langone Brooklyn Medical Associates—Clinton Hill in New York City provides primary care, bariatric surgery, gastroenterology, pediatric cardiology and neuropsychology and women’s health services,…
Health systems, medical schools and anesthesia providers were active in making anesthesiology leadership appointments and promotions during the first quarter of the year. Here are 10 anesthesiology leadership appointments to know, as reported by Becker’s in the first quarter of…
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research argues that fixing the physician shortage requires looking beyond standard market concentration metrics and targeting the gatekeeping institutions that control who can practice medicine. The paper, written by Joshua…
Because many younger physicians are too debt-burdened or risk-averse to buy practices, retiring physicians are often left without a clear exit strategy, according to an article from Medical Economics. Employee stock ownership plans can offer a tax-advantaged internal buyout, according…
ASCs have long used physician ownership as a key differentiator from hospital-employed models, but industry leaders say many centers are failing to fully leverage ownership structures to recruit the next generation of surgeons and protect long-term volume. As high-volume, senior…