Artificial intelligence is making its way into anesthesia — not as a replacement for clinicians, but as a tool to improve safety, precision and efficiency. From real-time monitoring to risk prediction, AI systems are beginning to reshape how anesthesia teams…
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ASC financing is quietly shifting from all-or-nothing equity models to more nuanced ownership structures. Physician groups are increasingly exploring hybrid models, partial equity sales and governance arrangements that preserve both capital access and clinical control. Here are five emerging trends…
Shantanu Gaur, MD, founded Allurion in 2009 while he was a student at Boston-based Harvard Medical School. Now, as CEO of the Natick, Mass.-based company, he’s leading efforts to redefine obesity care through nonsurgical innovation, digital health and global accessibility.…
Integrated eye care platform has appointed Jay Burkett as the company’s next CEO. Mr. Burkett has served as executive chairman of EHA’s board for the past 18 months. He has more than three decades of experience in the healthcare provider…
Here are 10 closures of hospital service lines or departments in September, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Greenville, Texas-based Hunt Regional Healthcare plans to close its emergency departments in Commerce and Quinlan, both in Texas, due to financial losses. 2.…
Technician turnover is above 30%, labor costs are rising, and prescription volumes are projected to grow 10–12% by 2028. Traditional, manual pharmacy models simply can’t keep up. One pharmacy needed 862 FTEs to process 75,000 daily prescriptions manually. With automation?…
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In an investigative report published Sept. 30, KFF Health News outlined a growing national trend of lawsuits filed by patients against cosmetic surgery chains — a growing industry that is attracting patients by promising “minimally invasive” and aesthetically transformative procedures.…
John Glascock, MD, a bariatric surgeon, is suing Waverly (Iowa) Health Center and its CEO, Jodi Geerts, alleging the hospital has put patients at risk, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Oct. 1. Dr. Glascock was employed by the hospital from July…
The rapid expansion of ASCs is bumping up against a critical constraint: anesthesia staffing. As ASCs take on more complex procedures, anesthesia coverage is becoming a key chokepoint — and for many centers, the inability to reliably staff anesthesiologists or…
More ASCs are turning to anesthesia stipends as workforce shortages deepen and coverage gaps threaten daily operations. Christina Menor, MD, president of the California Society of Anesthesiologists, joined Becker’s to discuss the sustainability of ASC anesthesia stipends and what alternatives…