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AI-assisted colonoscopy leads to higher benign lesion removal rates: Study
AI-assisted colonoscopies are associated with high detection and removal rates of non-neoplastic lesions, according to a new study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting.
1 year after Envision, AmSurg split: What's happened since
It’s been more than one year since AmSurg officially emerged under new ownership as a separate and independent entity from Envision Healthcare, its former parent company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2023.
The latest with Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente a 40-hospital system based in Oakland, Calif., has made huge moves in the last month.
Louisiana cardiologist arrested for sexually abusing patients
St. Tammany Parish, La.-based cardiologist Keith Hickey, MD, has been arrested for sexually abusing at least two patients during examinations.
Ascension sells 5-hospital system for $450M: What ASCs need to know
St. Louis-based Ascension has sold its St. Vincent’s Health System to The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Authority in a deal valued at $450 million, effective Nov. 1.
Turiya Anesthesia partners with Emanate Health
Torrance, Calif.-based Turiya Anesthesia, a physician-owned anesthesia group, has partnered with Emanate Health Intercommunity Hospital in Covina, Calif.
4 hospital closures in 1 month
Here are four hospitals that Becker’s reported on shuttering in October:
New Mexico physician charged with fraud, identity theft
A physician and former state police officer in New Mexico have been charged with Medicaid fraud, identity theft and practicing medicine without a license.
CMS inks 2.83% physician pay cut: 5 things to know
CMS finalized a 2.83% physician pay cut in its 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System released on Nov. 1.
Adventist acquires ASC
Adventist Health Lodi (Calif.) Memorial Hospital Foundation has purchased the Lodi Outpatient Surgery Center and added it to its network after years of leasing the center from local physicians, according to a Nov. 2 Lodi News-Sentinel report.
