President Donald Trump pushed back the implementation of CMS' bundled payments models by 60 days, Home Healthcare News reports.
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Shahab Aftahi, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Goodyear, Ariz.-based Estrella Gastroenterology.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care accredited Sacramento (Calif.) Heart's Ambulatory Surgery Center.
San Francisco-based Versant Ventures debuted Jecure Therapeutics on Feb. 15, 2017.
Researchers presented a study at the American Gastroenterological Association's 2016 conference that claims patients with Barrett's esophagus are more likely to have early stage gastrointestinal cancers beyond the gastroesophageal junction, General Surgery News reports.
New Albany, N.Y.-based Baptist Health Floyd is considering adding a 4,394 square-foot expansion to its pain management center, the News and Tribune reports.
Boston-based American Well partnered with Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung Electronics to develop new healthcare services aimed at transforming healthcare accessibility.
The notion of temporary staffing, or locum tenens, started taking hold in the 1970s. Forty years later, it has become a quintessential practice in the changing healthcare environment, HealthLeaders Media reports.
The Kansas House Health and Human Services committee tabled a bill that would have expanded the state's Medicaid program despite opposition from several health organizations, The Charlotte Observer reports.
Houston-based Texas County Memorial Hospital will offer free colorectal screenings for colorectal cancer awareness month in the second week of March 2017, Ozark Radio News reports.