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48% of gastroenterologists are burned out: Medscape
Forty-eight percent of gastroenterologists reported being burned out, according to Medscape’s 2021 “Physician Burnout & Depression Report” released Jan. 21.
Texas physician snares $250K ‘Shark Tank’ investment for his invention
Investor Mark Cuban gave a San Antonio-based physician hundreds of thousands of dollars to mass produce his invention inspired by a McDonald’s McFlurry straw, according to a KSAT.com report.
15 things to know about anesthesia procedures and ASCs | 2022
The biggest news from 2021 that will affect the anesthesia and ASC industries this year includes policy updates, acquisitions and more.
8 new joint venture ASCs
Here are eight new joint venture ASCs Becker’s ASC Review has recently covered:
Most burned out physician specialties
Emergency medicine is the physician specialty reporting the most burnout, according to Medscape’s 2021 “Physician Burnout & Depression Report” released Jan. 21.
9 updates on value-based care & ASCs | 2022
Value-based care and bundled payments have been gaining momentum in the ASC industry as a means to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient care.
Iowa nurse sentenced for stealing fentanyl from ASC
A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, nurse was sentenced Jan. 21 to five years of probations and fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to diverting fentanyl from an ASC for her own use.
Worst cities for physician pay in the last 5 years
Baltimore and Boston have been consistently ranked as some of the worst cities for physician pay.
Borland Groover opens 4-OR endoscopy ASC
Borland Groover has opened an endoscopy center in St. Augustine, Fla.
These 2 devices could be 1st to mitigate both deep and shallow surgical infection risk
Global medical technology firm Smith+Nephew’s PICO 7 and PICO 14 single-use negative pressure wound therapy systems were cleared by the FDA for use on closed incisions to reduce the risk of both superficial and deep surgical site infections.
