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ASC seeks approval in New York City
An ASC in the Staten Island borough of New York City is seeking approval to enlarge an existing building, according to a Sept. 9 report from SILive.com.
The 5 highest paid healthcare CEOs make $145.7M
The five highest-paid healthcare CEOs made a total of $145.7 million in 2022, according to data from research firm Equilar provided to Becker’s on Aug. 25.
4 of 10 most in-demand US jobs are in healthcare
The most in-demand healthcare job paying over $100,000 is clinical psychologist, according to a Sept. 10 report from CNBC based on research from job search platform Ladders.
The biggest misconceptions about gastroenterology
Gastroenterology is a very common medical specialty, but it is not without its misconceptions.
AHA weighs in on CMS' proposed ASC payment system
The American Hospital Association, which represents 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other healthcare organizations, has submitted a letter to CMS commenting on its proposed hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgic…
The 4 best hospitals in Maryland for outpatient joint replacements
Healthgrades ranked the top hospitals for outpatient joint replacements in 2023, including four in Maryland.
Kentucky nurse accused of replacing morphine with water, food coloring
Registered nurse Abigail Hall has been accused of stealing morphine from a Lawrenceburg, Ky.-based facility and replacing it with a mixture of water and blue food coloring, according to a Sept. 5 report from the Lexington Herald Leader.
5 highest paid cardiologists in Miami
The highest paid cardiologist in Miami earns $1,030,800, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $421,330 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Gastroenterologist billing $1.5M higher than average
The annual average billing amount to commercial payers from medical specialists is around $3.8 million, according to AMN Healthcare’s “2023 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” report released July 24.
UCLA physician awarded $600K in retaliation lawsuit
Los Angeles County has been ordered to pay more than $600,000 to Los Angeles-based Harbor-UCLA Medical Center physician and professor Timothy Jang, MD, after he alleged he suffered retaliation for reporting racist actions by another physician and compl…
