Two reviews of recent trials for drugs used to treat inflammatory bowel disease found that patients who received a placebo were at "significantly higher risk" for potential harms, MedPage Today reported Sept. 26.
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The Elk Grove (Calif.) Planning Commission has given initial approval for Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health to construct a new medical office building, Elk Grove Citizen reported Oct. 24.
Female physicians earn an average of $309,000 in 2024, falling short of the $400,000 earned by male physicians, according to Medscape's "A Gender Gap That Defies Explanation: Medscape Female Physician Compensation Report 2024," published Oct. 25.
Physician-owned hospitals have been a contentious topic in healthcare for years, especially since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, which placed limits on new and expanded physician ownership of hospitals.
Here's the growth moves of three of the largest ASC chains in 2024:
Jeffrey Mueller, MD, has been elected first vice president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the nation's largest anesthesiology organization.
Denials of claims are increasing, along with the administrative burden of managing them.
The number of private practices is rapidly declining as physicians continue to migrate to employed models.
A lawsuit against a Bon Secours Surgery Center in Suffolk, Va., ended in a settlement on Oct. 24, according to an Oct. 24 report from WAVY Norfolk.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger will phase out the use of anesthetic gas desflurane, according to an Oct. 24 report from Fox 56.