Ophthalmic device company BVI Medical has earned FDA clearance for its new glaucoma surgical system, Leos, its brand name for the laser endoscopy ophthalmic system. Leos is the only laser system that lowers intraocular pressure through addressing aqueous humor production…
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AdventHealth Tampa (Fla.) has opened a Center for Interventional Endoscopy, the only interventional endoscopy center in the Tampa Bay region. Hafiz Khan, MD, serves as medical director of Tampa’s CIE, according to an April 9 press release. The center offers…
Here are three things for ASC leaders and physicians to know about the current certificate-of-need landscape: 1. North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia have each made changes to their CON laws in the last year. Tennessee will repeal its CON laws…
While California has the highest overall number of practicing anesthesiologists, New Jersey leads the nation in the concentration of anesthesiologists per 1,000 jobs, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Note: Data was not available for…
The CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, earned 406 times more than the median employee at the system in 2024, according to a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.…
A bipartisan bill in the Indiana state legislature banning noncompete agreements for physicians is moving toward being passed into law, according to TheStatehouseFile.com. Here are five things to know about the bill: 1. The bill eliminates the legal use of…
Boynton Beach, Fla.-based Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group has added Brijeshwar Maini, MD, according to an April 16 report from South Florida Hospital News. Dr. Maini is a structural interventional cardiologist. He has joined the Delray Medical Center and…
Orthopedic surgeons were named the highest-paid medical specialty in 2025, with the average salary reaching $543,000, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Physician Compensation Report,” published April 11. Orthopedic surgeons were trailed by radiologists, who came in second, and plastic surgeons. Here…
A federal jury on April 15 convicted a physician for his participation in conspiracies to commit healthcare fraud, wire fraud and unlawful distribution of controlled substances. Neil Anand, MD, of Bensalem, Pa., conspired to submit false claims to Medicare and…
NYC Health + Hospitals has reduced carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in its anesthesia practices systemwide by 52% since 2022. The system reached the milestone by deactivating the use of central piped nitrous oxide, according to an April 16 press release. …