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Patients with positive testing delay colonoscopy: Study
A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive diagnosis.
8 notes on CRNA compensation
Certified registered nurses anesthetists earn an average base salary of $211,000 in 2024, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Ramping Up Take-Home Pay: Medscape APRN Compensation Report 2024,” published Nov. 14.
Why physicians are unhappy with employment
Physicians employed in hospital-owned practices are nearly three times more likely to report dissatisfaction than their peers in physician-owned practices, according to Bain & Company’s Frontline of Healthcare Survey, featured in an October blog po…
Inova agrees to pay $2.4 million for self-disclosed false claims
Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System agreed to pay $2.37 million to settle allegations it submitted improperly modified claims to Medicaid.
Judge approves plan for orthopedic surgery facility in Alabama
An administrative law judge has approved Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons’ plan for a surgical facility.
The 25 best universities in America
For the second year in a row, Princeton (N.J.) University has been named the top college in America by Forbes, according to the list published in November.
Pharmaceutical company, CEO to pay $47M for kickbacks
Pharmaceutical company QOL Medical and its CEO Frederick Cooper have agreed to pay $47 million to settle allegations they offered kickbacks to promote claims for a QOL drug.
New York physician pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks for unnecessary brain scans
A physician in East Setauket, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to accepting kickbacks for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans.
6 anesthesiologists in the headlines
Here are six anesthesiologists who have made headlines in the last month:
U of Kentucky surgeon 1st-in-state to offer less invasive heart procedure
In June, Sam Tyagi, MD, a vascular surgeon of Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare, treated the first patient in the state with the implantation of a first Gore Excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis device to address an aortic aneurysm.
