Leadership

STAT reports FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, may be a top candidate to fill the HHS secretary slot.

Registered nurses practicing in occupational health or hospitals generated the highest earnings across all practice settings in 2016, according to the "Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report 2017."

Both physicians and patients agree they have limited amount of direct facetime, according to a national patient survey commissioned by The Physicians Foundation.

The following six ASC management companies have made a name for themselves in the industry by adding a slew of centers in 2017 under the direction of their CEOs.

ADVI Health, a consulting company, added Michael Kolodziej, MD, as its vice president and chief innovation officer.

President Donald Trump selected Don Wright, MD, as HHS secretary following the resignation of Tom Price, MD, according to USA Today.

Orthopedic surgeon and HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, resigned from office following news that he used private jets for both official and personal business, Kaiser Health News reports.

STAAR Surgical Co. tapped Scott Barnes, MD, to serve as CMO of the implantable lens and companion delivery system company.

Paul Browne is the CIO and SVP of applied informatics for Tenet Healthcare. Tenet appointed Mr. Browne to the CIO position in 2012. In his role, he oversees Tenet's information technology systems and identifies ways to further the management company's…

In December 2016, Regent Surgical Health, a leading developer and manager of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), underwent an ownership transition: it sold 100% of its common stock to its employees through the establishment of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).