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3 physician burnout prevention strategies
Luis Garcia, MD, president of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, shared three well-being priorities that can reduce physician burnout on a Becker’s webinar, sponsored by the American Medical Association.
SCA Health leader talks keys to success
Health provider SCA Health has 89 ASCs on Newsweek’s list of the best ASCs in the nation in 2022. Its vice president of marketing, communications and events, Blair Primis, shared some of the organization’s keys to success with Becker’s.
3 major gastroenterology moves in 2 weeks
Here are three gastroenterology moves Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 4:
Administrator of the Week: Deborah Herdman, RN
Deborah Herdman, RN, administrator of Paragon Surgery Center in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, is Becker’s ASC administrator of the week.
$25M surgery center with orthopedic care opens in Florida
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health and Jacksonville-based Jax Spine and Pain Centers have opened a $25 million multispeciality surgery center in Jacksonville, according to a Nov. 18 report from WJCT News.
Florida physician pleads guilty to receiving kickbacks
Sean Patrick O’Rourke, MD, of Lakeland, Fla., has pleaded guilty to soliciting and accepting bribes or kickbacks in return for services and supplies paid for by federal health programs, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
UC San Diego receives $20M for glaucoma reversal research
The University of California San Diego received a $20 million gift on behalf of Hanna and Mark Gleiberman to support its research into reversing the effects of glaucoma.
Indiana ASC completes 4,600-square-foot expansion
Chesterton, Ind.-based Northwest Health Lakeshore Surgicare has completed a 4,600-square-foot expansion on its facility, which provides orthopedic and neurospine services according to a Nov. 17 report from the The Times of Northwest Indiana.
Gastro Health, GI Alliance and more: 33 industry updates in 2022
Here are 33 moves from major gastroenterology groups that Becker’s has reported on in 2022:
Payer policies nudging patients outside of hospital settings
Payers are increasingly issuing policies that push patients outside of hospital settings, according to Laren Tan, MD, chair of Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health’s department of medicine.
