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Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons extends partnership with video tech provider
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons has extended its partnership with Theator, the creator of a video surgical intelligence platform that can analyze surgical video data.
Medical Group Management Association expresses support for 2022 Medicare Providers Act
The Medical Group Management Association has announced its support for the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 in a Sept. 13 statement from the association’s senior vice president of government affairs, Anders Gilberg.
Salary, altruism among top reasons students choose medical school
According to Medscape’s 2022 medical student lifestyle report, 87 percent of medical school students said a desire to help people in need was among the top reasons they chose medical school, while 57 percent said future income was an important part of …
Takeda launches prognostic Crohn’s disease blood test
Biopharmaceutical company Takeda has announced the launch of its Cdpath program, which uses a blood test to predict someone’s risk for developing Crohn’s disease within the next three years, according to a Sept. 14 press release sent to Becker’s. …
ASCA urges CMS to update proposed rules: 5 notes
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has submitted comments on Medicare’s 2023 proposed payment rule Sept. 13, urging CMS to update several aspects of the rule, according to an email shared with Becker’s.
Physicians Realty Trust acquires New York medical property, ASC for $81.5M
Physicians Realty Trust, through a joint venture with Dallas-based MedProperties Realty Advisors, has acquired Calko Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., for $81. 5 million.
$194M Chicago ASC cuts ribbon
The University of Illinois Chicago has cut the ribbon on a $194 million project that features an ASC, the academic health system said Sept. 13.
6 reasons physicians prefer being employed
Fifty-two percent of employed physicians like their jobs because they do not have to run a small business, according to Medscape’s 2022 “Employed Physicians Report.”
5 physicians plead guilty to drug crimes connected to pain clinic
Five physicians pleaded guilty to drug charges connected to a purported pain management clinic with locations in Virginia and West Virginia, the Justice Department said Sept. 12.
Ohio surgeon to pay $7.2M for kickback scheme
Aurora, Ohio, general surgeon Amy Swegan, MD, pleaded guilty to accepting $291,000 in kickbacks from telemedicine companies, the Justice Department said Sept. 12. She will be required to pay $7.2 million in restitution.
