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September recap: Top 10 gastroenterology stories
Here are the most-read gastroenterology stories published by Becker’s in September:
FDA approves anesthesia for ocular surface
Eyecare pharmaceutical company Harrow and anesthesia company Sintetica have developed an FDA-approved ocular surface anesthesia, Iheezo.
Biogen pays $900M to settle physician kickback allegations
Pharmaceutical company Biogen has agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to physicians to prescribe Biogen drugs, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 26.
Kaiser Permanente building second ASC in Folsom
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente submitted applications for a 260,000-square-foot medical office building with an ASC in Folsom, the Sacramento Business Journal reported Sept. 27.
Former Santen CEO joins Opus Genetics’ board of directors
Former Santen CEO Adrienne Graves, PhD, has been appointed to the board of directors for retinal gene therapy research company Opus Genetics.
CoFi and Alphaeon partner for ophthalmology financing
Payment platform CoFi partnered with financing company Alphaeon to launch a financing solution for ophthalmology practices.
Alabama neurologist who tried fleeing to Middle East convicted of bank fraud, identity theft
Neurologist and pain specialist Rassan Tarabein, MD, was convicted for bank fraud, false statements, aggravated identity theft and refusing to pay court-ordered restitution, the Justice Department said Sept. 23.
Young physicians’ incentive bonuses: 3 stats
The average incentive bonus jumped $6,000 for young physicians in the last year, according to Medscape’s “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”
Top 20 GI hospitals by procedure volume
Cleveland Clinic is the hospital with the largest gastroenterology procedure volume in the country, according to a report from Definitive Healthcare.
10 most-read ophthalmology stories in September
From new partnerships to salary reports, here are the 10 most-read ophthalmology stories from Becker’s during September.
