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3 GI practice data breaches in 10 months
Here are three gastroenterology practices that have been hit with data breaches that Becker’s has reported on since Sept. 10, 2021:
Elevance in the headlines: 7 updates in 30 days
Elevance Health, the insurer formerly known as Anthem, is one of the biggest payers by members with 39.9 million members.
Olympus capital fund invests in endoscopy innovation
Olympus’ capital fund, Olympus Innovation Ventures, has participated in series A funding for Virgo Surgical Video Solutions, a company that specializes in artificial intelligence-powered endoscopy technology.
GI parasite screening kit completes recruitment for clinical trial
Genetic Signatures, a company specializing in molecular diagnostics, has finished recruitment for its clinical trial of the 3base EasyScreen Enteric Protozoan Diagnostic Kit.
Texas’ ASC boom: 9 moves in an industry hot spot
Texas is an ASC hot spot. The state ranks third in number of ASCs in the country, according to a report from the Ambulatory Center Centers Association.
8 ways to retain top employees amid the ‘Great Resignation’
The U.S. job market is in the middle of the “Great Resignation,” with companies losing employees faster than they can hire them. Companies are scrambling to acquire top talent, and they are struggling to keep the talent that they have.
Pain Care acquires 6th ASC
Stockbridge, Ga.-based Pain Care has opened its fifth ASC, in Lawrenceville, Ga., and acquired an ASC from Georgia Pain and Spine.
The booming healthcare trend drawing investors to ASCs
The draw of value-based care systems is becoming more apparent as big health industry players, investors and health systems migrate to the lower costs and better patient outcomes they provide.
Patients in Southeastern US face higher GI cancer mortality rates
GI cancer patients in the Southeastern United States face higher mortality rates than in other geographic regions in the U.S., suggests new research from the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, published in Gastroenterology.
Meet the leaders behind gastroenterology’s best hospitals
Forbes has released its 2022-2023 list of the best gastroenterology hospitals in the country.
