Voters in Bernalillo County, N.M., will decide whether to renew property tax funding for the Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Hospital in the upcoming general election.
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AI-assisted colonoscopy leads to higher benign lesion removal rates: Study
AI-assisted colonoscopies are associated with high detection and removal rates of non-neoplastic lesions, according to a new study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Hospitals slam 'irresponsible' site-neutral payment plan
Hospitals have pushed back against two senators’ policy framework that details a plan to impose site-neutral payments on hospitals.
ChristianaCare medical group names new president
Kert Anzilotti, MD, has been named president of the medical group of Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare.
1 year after Envision, AmSurg split: What's happened since
It’s been more than one year since AmSurg officially emerged under new ownership as a separate and independent entity from Envision Healthcare, its former parent company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2023.
The latest with Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente a 40-hospital system based in Oakland, Calif., has made huge moves in the last month.
Louisiana healthcare workers sue state over new abortion pill classification
On Oct. 31, Louisiana healthcare workers filed a lawsuit against a new state law that classifies abortion medications as controlled substances, a designation the plaintiffs say will delay care and harm patients.
Compounding pharmacy supplier to pay $21M to settle whistleblower case
Medisca, an ingredient supplier to compounding pharmacies, will pay $21.75 million to resolve allegations of false and inflated prices, according to the Justice Department.
Louisiana cardiologist arrested for sexually abusing patients
St. Tammany Parish, La.-based cardiologist Keith Hickey, MD, has been arrested for sexually abusing at least two patients during examinations.
Ascension sells 5-hospital system for $450M: What ASCs need to know
St. Louis-based Ascension has sold its St. Vincent’s Health System to The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Authority in a deal valued at $450 million, effective Nov. 1.
