State College, Pa.-based Penn State Health has launched a number of new partnerships since the start of 2025, from orthopedic to gastroenterology collaborations. In addition, the system has seen a wave of new leadership changes following a number of retirements at the end of 2024. In October, the system’s diversity chief, Lynette Chappell Williams, said […]
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From pay shifts to projected increases in colorectal cancer cases, here are 13 numbers worrying gastroenterologists: 3%. How much gastroenterologist compensation fell in 2024, according to Medscape’s 2025 Physician Compensation Report. 2.83%. The Medicare pay cut that took effect Jan. 1 without Congress intervening and follows a 1.69% Medicare pay cut in 2024 and 2% […]
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As gastroenterology practices adapt to an evolving healthcare landscape, several major deals and partnerships are reshaping the field. Here are five such moves to know: 1. Chicago-based GI Partners of Illinois announced a partnership with Athelas to implement its AI-powered revenue cycle management (RCM) services. The deal will allow GI Partners — the state’s largest […]
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A jury has found that emergency physician Thomas Bolton, MD, was not fired for whistleblowing about patient safety concerns at HCA’s LewisGale facilities, Virginia Business reported April 15. What happened? Who else is involved?
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Harrisburg (Pa.) Gastroenterology will begin providing outpatient and inpatient GI care for two Penn State Health facilities beginning June 2. Harrisburg Gastroenterology has been serving patients in the area for over 40 years, and will now provide clinical and surgical care at Penn State Health’s Hampden and Holy Spirit medical centers, according to an April […]
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Neurologists face the highest levels of distress when it comes to their personal well-being, according to the 2024 to 2025 healthcare well-being index, a burnout and benchmarking survey developed at the Mayo Clinic a decade ago. The 2024 to 2025 report surveyed a total of 97,000 advanced practice providers, dentists, employees, medical students, nurses, pharmacists, […]
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Over one-quarter, or 28%, of nurses based in the ambulatory care and outpatient setting reported feeling “distressed” when it comes to their well-being in 2024, while an additional 25% also reported to be struggling, according to the 2024 to 2025 healthcare well-being index, a burnout and benchmarking survey developed at the Mayo Clinic a decade […]
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ModMed is donating the use of its ophthalmology-focused EHR system to three community colleges in Illinois. Participating colleges include Elgin Community College, Glen Ellyn-based College of Dupage and River Grove-based Triton Community College, according to an April 16 press release. ModMed’s “sandbox” EHR environment will give ophthalmology students access to training in a real-world setting. […]
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While healthcare data breaches fell slightly in 2024 compared to 2023, the number of individuals affected by data breaches sky-rocketed, driven by the February 2024 ransomware attack on Change Healthcare that compromised the data of approximately 190 million people. As technology like AI and EHR systems develop at a rapid pace, many are wondering how […]
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NorthStar Anesthesia has partnered with UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook (Ill.) to provide services at the facility. The partnership will eventually launch April 19, according to an April 16 news release. Under NorthStar Anesthesia’s model, anesthesiologists and CRNAs collaborate to provide care. The organization was created by an anesthesiologist/CRNA partnership, and currently employs 4,000 providers across […]
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