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3 healthcare-related employees named to Forbes’ top 50 workplace leaders list
Three individuals working in the field of health and mental healthcare have been named to Forbes’ inaugural list of 50 leaders who are shaping the future of the workplace.
UC Davis Health Eye Center 1st to try microshunt for refractory childhood glaucoma
University of California Davis Health’s Eye Center in Sacramento is the first to attempt placing microshunts in children with refractory glaucoma.
Accessing economies of scale is possible for ASCs — here’s how
ASCs often struggle to compete with larger health systems and practices for patients and contracts, but some are looking to technology to access economies of scale in the coming months.
28% of physicians’ income has dropped in the last year
Twenty-eight percent of physicians have reported a drop in income in the last year, according to the Physicians Foundation’s “2022 Survey of America’s Physicians,” released Nov. 15.
Safety grades at 12 of the best US hospitals for GI care
Twelve hospitals ranked as the top gastroenterology hospitals in 2022 by Newsweek have been given safety grades between “A” and “F” from health safety and quality organization The Leapfrog Group.
SCA Health adds 700 physicians, shifts focus to larger care continuum
Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health now has 9,200 physicians in its network, up from 8,500 reported by Becker’s in February.
Gateway Ambulatory Surgery Center patient data leaked in phishing attack
Concord, N.C.-based Gateway Ambulatory Surgery Center discovered unauthorized access to its network, which resulted in leaked patient data, JDSupra reported Nov. 16.
University of Iowa Hospitals to develop outpatient clinic
The University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City has announced its 10-year medical campus transformation plan, which includes developing an outpatient clinic, with work beginning in 2023.
STAAR Surgical opens ophthalmology training center in California
Lake Forest, Calif.-based STAAR Surgical Co., an implantable eye lens developer, is opening its first training and education center at its corporate headquarters.
Ohio State awarded $2.85M ophthalmology grant from NIH
The National Institutes of Health awarded the Ohio State University College of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in Columbus a $2.85 million five-year research grant.
