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The gastroenterologist shortage grows more dire
The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of 1,630 gastroenterologists by 2025, according to a 2024 white paper from Medicus.
Gastro Health physician under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct
Cincinnati-based gastroenterologist David Wenzke, MD, an employee at Columbus, Ohio-based Gastro Health, has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation by the State Medical Board of Ohio for alleged sexual misconduct, according to a Nov. 18…
Beebe Healthcare, Nemours open cardiac specialty care clinic
Beebe Healthcare Selbyville (Del.) has partnered with Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Health to open a new cardiac specialty care clinic, according to a Nov. 19 report from NBC affiliate CoastTV.
California health system gets $5.1 million grant to tackle physician shortage
San Bernardino, Calif.-based Social Action Community Health System, a system within Inland Empire Health Plan, received more than $5 million in grant funding to address physician shortages, KTLA 5 reported Nov. 18.
AAAHC taps new board, directors
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the largest ambulatory healthcare accreditor, has named new board officers and two elected directors for the 2024-to-2025 season.
U of Alabama at Birmingham receives $120K for CRC screenings
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s division of gastrointestinal surgery and gastroenterology and hepatology were awarded a $120,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Cancer Prevention and Control Division for th…
Trump's HHS nominee: 8 things to know
On Nov. 14, President-elect Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
TriHealth Physician Partners suffers data breach
Cincinnati-based TriHealth Physician Partners filed a notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts Nov. 6, according to a Nov. 18 report by JD Supra.
5 legislative updates for GIs to watch
Here are five recent legislative and administrative updates in gastroenterology:
The dire state of 'transparency' in healthcare
Transparency is a healthcare buzzword used in a number of broad contexts, but frequently appears in discourse about the relationship among physicians, payers and patients.
