Category: Channels

Cedars-Sinai receives $35M donation for cardiology

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has earned a $35 million charitable gift to advance research in interventional cardiology. 

Children's Hospital Los Angeles uses VR to reduce pain: 5 notes

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is using virtual reality to improve patient experience during procedures and reduce medication used. Here are five things to know:

'Unchecked violence' the biggest threat to physicians: Viewpoint

In a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the challenges faced by physicians in 2024 have reached a crucial tipping point. 

'Unchecked violence' the biggest threat to physicians: Viewpoint

In a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the challenges faced by physicians in 2024 have reached a crucial tipping point. 

Intermountain, Microsoft, Epic partner to transform rural healthcare

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has formed a coalition with Microsoft, Gates Ventures, Epic and West Health to address the escalating challenges of rural healthcare, which impact 60 million Americans.

15 million at risk for heart failure in US: 7 notes

An estimated 15 million U.S. adults are at risk for heart failure, according to a study published Dec. 17 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Society Hill Anesthesia wins malpractice case

Philadelphia-based Society Hill Anesthesia Consultants has won a malpractice case after a jury determined that a patient’s anesthesia team was not liable for the plaintiffs’ injuries, according to a Dec. 16 report from Law.com.

Society Hill Anesthesia wins malpractice case

Philadelphia-based Society Hill Anesthesia Consultants has won a malpractice case after a jury determined that a patient’s anesthesia team was not liable for the plaintiffs’ injuries, according to a Dec. 16 report from Law.com.

2 Virginia systems partner on behavioral health clinic

UVA Health Children’s and Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, both based in Charlottesville, Va., partnered to open a behavioral health and neurodevelopmental care clinic in Central Virginia.

What happened when Anthem cut GI anesthesia reimbursements?

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield recently reversed its decision on a controversial anesthesia reimbursement policy that could have deeply impacted gastroenterology services following intense pushback from providers and the general public.