Category: Becker’s ASC Review

4 top healthcare CIOs: Forbes

Forbes has released its annual list of the 50 top CIOs, recognizing U.S. executives across a wide array of sectors. 

Northside Hospital adds Medtronic technology

Atlanta-based Northside Hospital has treated its first patient using Medtronic’s PulseSelect pulsed field ablation system for treating paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation. 

State-by-state breakdown of 24 hospital closures in 2024

Massachusetts and Wisconsin have seen the most hospital closures of any state in 2024 thus far. 

Where APRNs are paid the most

Advanced practice registered nurses who work on the Pacific Coast, including Alaska or Hawaii, receive the highest average annual compensation, according to Medscape’s 2024 APRN compensation report published Nov. 14. 

How big is Optum? 10 numbers to know

Healthcare giant Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, has grown rapidly in recent years and shows no signs of slowing down.

2 more physicians implicated in nationwide telemedicine fraud scheme

Two more physicians have been convicted for their roles in a nationwide telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic testing.

Noncompetes' future in flux

On Aug. 20, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown struck down the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements, calling it “unreasonably overboard without a reasonable explanation.” The rule was scheduled to take effect Sept. 4. 

Bayhealth adds cardiologist

Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Medical Group has hired cardiologist Jennifer Eakin, DO, to its team of clinicians at Bayhealth Heart and Vascular, the Cape Gazette reported Nov. 18. 

The gastroenterologist shortage grows more dire 

The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of 1,630 gastroenterologists by 2025, according to a 2024 white paper from Medicus.

Gastro Health physician under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct

Cincinnati-based gastroenterologist David Wenzke, MD, an employee at Columbus, Ohio-based Gastro Health, has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation by the State Medical Board of Ohio for alleged sexual misconduct, according to a Nov. 18…