Here are three leadership moves former or current Optum executives have made since Jan. 1: 1. Optum named Valerie Barckhoff senior vice president of revenue cycle transformation. Ms. Barckhoff has more than 30 years of experience in revenue cycle transformation, consulting and strategic operations. 2. Rodney Plante exited his role as senior vice president and […]
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Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Chan Medical School has become the first medical center to complete a procedure using the WallFlex Biliary PLUS RX Fully Covered Stent. The procedure was performed by assistant professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology at UMass Chan, Neil Marya, MD, who was assisted by his GI team, according to an […]
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Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., plans to launch the state’s first certified anesthesiologist assistant master’s program. According to an April 23 news release, students may complete their degree in 24 months. The program includes coursework in pharmacology, airway management, perioperative assessments, anesthesia monitoring and technology. The university will require incoming students to complete the MCAT […]
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The East Coast region has the highest malpractice payouts, while the Midwest has the lowest, according to a January report from Physicain’s Thrive. Here are the 10 states and territories with the highest total payouts: The 10 states and territories with the lowest total payouts:
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Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners named Mark Langston as its new chief development officer. Mr. Langston has more than 30 years of experience in the health system and ASC industries, leading mergers and acquisitions from end to end, according to an April 24 news release from Compass. Prior to joining Compass, Mr. Langston served as […]
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Cyberattacks and data breaches have become increasingly common across the healthcare industry as systems and the world at large become more reliant on digital and cloud-based technologies for every aspect of facility operations. Beth McCarthy, MSN, RN, an administrator at Advanced Surgical Institute in Sewell, N.J., recently joined Becker’s to discuss how her ASC is […]
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A car crashed into St. Vincent Hospital’s medical office building in Erie, Pa., on April 22, according to an April 23 report from the Erie Times-News. As a result, the facility was forced to evacuate and postpone appointments, and reroute medical helicopter flights to nearby hospitals. The impacted building houses St. Vincent’s rooftop helipad. As […]
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In April, New York City-based NYU Langone Health launched a new aortic care center, led by Medical Director Geraldine Ong, MD, and Mark Peterson, MD, PhD, a cardiothoracic surgeon and professor in the department of cardiothoracic surgery at NYU. Dr. Ong, who recently joined NYU from St. Michael’s Hospital at the University of Toronto, will […]
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on a $78 million outpatient surgery center in Winston-Salem, N.C. According to an April 22 news release, the 55,000-square-foot facility will open in early May. It features 12 surgical suites, including eight operating rooms, two procedure rooms, a simulation operating room and a robotic-surgery training room. […]
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Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health announced the closure of Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital in Delaware County, Pa. Employees were alerted to the shutdowns via an April 21 email from parent company Prospect Medical Holdings. The shutterings follow a period of turmoil from the system, which recently secured $6 million to keep its two hospitals, […]
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