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Can chatbots succeed as medical advice-givers?
Chatbots like ChatGPT might be as good as physicians when it comes to giving ophthalmology patients advice, according to an Aug. 25 report from Medscape.
The disruptors posing the biggest threats to ASCs
Seven ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the disruptors with the most potential to shake up the ASC industry.
Mount Sinai faces backlash for plans to relocate historic New York hospital
Community advocates have expressed concerns over Mount Sinai Health System’s plans to relocate the “historic” New York Eye and Ear Infirmary services to a new ambulatory surgery center in downtown New York City, according to an Aug. 28 report from The …
Oklahoma eye center adds treatment tech to reverse blindness
The Dean McGee Eye Institute, based in Oklahoma City, partnered with OU Health to become one of the 17 centers in the nation to provide a new treatment to reverse vision loss in patients, according to an Aug. 25 report from The Oklahoma City Sentinel.
Physician sentenced to 18 years in prison for providing material support to ISIS
Pakistani physician Muhammad Masood, MD, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Physician to pay $85K to settle Controlled Substance Act violations
Missoula, Mont.-based physician William Stratford Jr., MD, has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle allegations that he distributed ketamine from an unregistered location and failed to maintain records.
Tennessee physician sentenced to 7 years for fraud
Samson Orusa, MD, was sentenced to seven years in prison and to pay more than $1 million in restitution for 13 counts of healthcare fraud.
Trinity Health adds Dr. Joseph Elliott to its heart team
Interventional cardiologist Joseph Elliott, MD, has joined the Minot, N.D.-based Trinity Health cardiology team.
These 6 Florida hospitals are top ranked in 2 or more physician specialties
Six hospitals in Florida have been ranked in the top 50 in the nation in multiple physician specialties by U.S. News & World Report for 2023 and 2024.
'Achieving operational excellence': What ASCs should really be focused on right now
With an ever-changing medical landscape and new technologies emerging constantly, ASC leaders often have to make decisions about where to focus their attention to best grow their practices.
