Ophthalmic device company BVI Medical has earned FDA clearance for its new glaucoma surgical system, Leos, its brand name for the laser endoscopy ophthalmic system. Leos is the only laser system that lowers intraocular pressure through addressing aqueous humor production in minimally invasive ab interno procedures, according to an April 17 press release. BVI Medical, […]
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AdventHealth Tampa (Fla.) has opened a Center for Interventional Endoscopy, the only interventional endoscopy center in the Tampa Bay region. Hafiz Khan, MD, serves as medical director of Tampa’s CIE, according to an April 9 press release. The center offers diagnostic and minimally invasive therapeutic modalities for motility disorders, pancreaticobiliary diseases, endoscopic resection of gastrointestinal […]
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Here are three things for ASC leaders and physicians to know about the current certificate-of-need landscape: 1. North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia have each made changes to their CON laws in the last year. Tennessee will repeal its CON laws by 2025, while North Carolina advanced a more staggered approach, repealing CON requirements for ASCs […]
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While California has the highest overall number of practicing anesthesiologists, New Jersey leads the nation in the concentration of anesthesiologists per 1,000 jobs, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Note: Data was not available for Alabama, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina and Oklahoma. Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of […]
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The CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, earned 406 times more than the median employee at the system in 2024, according to a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Here are five things to know: 1. In 2024, Tenet’s median employee earned an annual […]
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A bipartisan bill in the Indiana state legislature banning noncompete agreements for physicians is moving toward being passed into law, according to TheStatehouseFile.com. Here are five things to know about the bill: 1. The bill eliminates the legal use of noncompete agreements for physicians, if the noncompete interferes with the treatment of a patient. 2. […]
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Boynton Beach, Fla.-based Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group has added Brijeshwar Maini, MD, according to an April 16 report from South Florida Hospital News. Dr. Maini is a structural interventional cardiologist. He has joined the Delray Medical Center and Good Samaritan Medical Center, where will lead the Center for Preventive Cardiac Medicine. Conditions that […]
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Orthopedic surgeons were named the highest-paid medical specialty in 2025, with the average salary reaching $543,000, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Physician Compensation Report,” published April 11. Orthopedic surgeons were trailed by radiologists, who came in second, and plastic surgeons. Here is how the three highest-paid physician specialists have changed since 2015: 2015 Orthopedic surgeons: $421,000 […]
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A federal jury on April 15 convicted a physician for his participation in conspiracies to commit healthcare fraud, wire fraud and unlawful distribution of controlled substances. Neil Anand, MD, of Bensalem, Pa., conspired to submit false claims to Medicare and commercial health plans in exchange for so-called “Goody Bags” of medically unnecessary prescription medications, according […]
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NYC Health + Hospitals has reduced carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in its anesthesia practices systemwide by 52% since 2022. The system reached the milestone by deactivating the use of central piped nitrous oxide, according to an April 16 press release. NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, Elmhurst, Jacobi and North Central Bronx have all fully deactivated the […]
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