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5 gastroenterologists to know

Here are five physicians to know who specialize in gastroenterology:

Pulse Healthcare System to gain majority interest in Crystal ASC

Houston-based Pulse Healthcare System entered an agreement to acquire controlling interest in Crystal Outpatient Surgery Center in the same city.

How physicians really feel about the incentive bonus system: 10 notes

The average physician bonus in 2022 was around 15 percent of their yearly salary according to an August report from Medscape. 

The biggest disruptors of the ASC industry

From high patient deductibles to supply chain issues, five ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest disruptors of the industry. 

Amazon’s healthcare moves: 3 big moves in 2 weeks 

Here are three healthcare moves from Amazon in the last two weeks:

Axim Biotechnologies, Versea Holdings sign distribution agreement

Axim Biotechnologies, a pharmaceutical company targeting ocular diseases, signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Versea Ophthalmolics, a division of Versea Holdings, a healthcare company specializing in distributing ocular diagnostic and therap…

23K patient files accessed during Texas surgical hospital hack

Lubbock (Texas) Heart & Surgical Hospital has notified patients of a hacking event in July that affected 23,379 individuals. 

Michigan physician convicted of $1.8M fraud scheme 

Oakland County, Mich.-based podiatrist Kenneth Mitchell, DPM, was convicted for his role in a $1.8 million healthcare fraud scheme after billing Medicare under another physician’s name, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 16. 

US Eye adds 64th practice location

US Eye has added Myrtle Beach, S.C.-based Eastern Eye Care to its network of practices, now operating 64 practices and five ASCs in the Southeastern U.S. 

UC Davis receives $4M for glaucoma research

Entrepreneur Daryl Geweke has donated $4 million to the Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health Eye Center to endow two ophthalmology professors to continue their research on glaucoma treatment.