Author's posts
St. Louis VA debuts heart implant procedure
VA St Louis Healthcare System’s cardiology team has performed the hospital’s first implants of the new Watchman FLX Pro left atrial appendage closure device.
Getinge, Meditech form anesthesia partnership
Getinge’s anesthesia management solutions arm has struck a partnership with Meditech’s Alliance program.
SightMD adds two surgeons
Hauppauge, N.Y.-based ophthalmic group SightMD has added two new specialists in Amityville and Garden City, N.Y.
Why patients are paying for colonoscopy prep unnecessarily
Some patients pay out of pocket for colonoscopy prep, according to a recent study, and many leaders are concerned about how that could affect screening volumes.
Physician couple sentenced for healthcare fraud
Husband and wife John Johnson, MD, and Paula Johnson, MD, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., were sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and healthcare fraud conspiracy.
ASCs' consolidation question: The pros and cons of cashing out
The ASC industry is historically fragmented, but slowly consolidating as practice costs soar.
Noted Texas physician's practice to close
Family medicine physician Gustaco Villarreal, MD, will close his practice in Laredo, Texas, on Nov. 1, Laredo Morning Times reported Sept. 20.
What's new with Optum?
Optum is the parent company of Deerfield, Ill.-based ASC chain SCA Health, which has a portfolio of more than 320 ASCs and 9,200 physicians.
Florida medical office building adds cardiology
Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare’s Panama City Beach, Fla.-based medical office building is adding cardiology and pulmonary care, according to a Sept. 22 report from the Panama City News Herald.
The regions where physicians are unhappiest with reimbursement rates
Physicians in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. are the unhappiest with private-payer reimbursement rates, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Physician-Private Payer Relationship Report,” published Sept. 20.
