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Burnout rates climb in oncology: What to know

Burnout among oncologists has risen 14% over the past decade, according to a report published Jan. 29 in JCO Oncology Advances.

New Jersey physician, surgery center founder dies at 54

Jarrod Kaufman, MD, chairman of surgery at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood Township, N.J., and founder of Brick (N.J.) Surgery Center has died in a one-vehicle crash at 54, according to a Feb. 1 report from App.

The hidden costs of no-shows: How much revenue private practices are losing

Thirty-one percent of private practice physicians lose more than $7,501 annually from missed appointments, according to a survey from healthcare software company Tebra published Jan. 30.  

The hidden costs of no-shows: How much revenue private practices are losing

Thirty-one percent of private practice physicians lose more than $7,501 annually from missed appointments, according to a survey from healthcare software company Tebra published Jan. 30.  

4 ways heart centers are improving patient outcomes

From reducing heart risk factors to cutting mortality, heart centers across the country are homing in on ways to improve patient outcomes.

Endeavor Health opens Chicago's 1st cardiac outpatient surgery center

Endeavor Health has opened a cardiovascular center at its Edward Hospital campus in Naperville, Ill., according to a Feb. 1 report from the Chicago Tribune. 

Federal health webpages pulled as healthcare braces for tariffs: 5 updates

Federal agencies recently removed specific public health data in response to an executive order on gender classification. At the same time, new tariffs on imports from Canada and China are set to take effect Feb. 4, while Mexico has reached a deal to d…

Arizona couple pleads guilty to $1.2B healthcare fraud

A couple in Arizona have pleaded guilty to submitting more than $1.2 billion in false claims to Medicare and other health insurance programs for medically unnecessary wound grafts for elderly and terminally ill patients. 

UW Medicine, Fred Hutch launch skin cancer institute

University of Washington School of Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, both based in Seattle, have launched a new institute dedicated to treating a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer. 

Cincinnati Children's names chief quality officer

Cincinnati Children’s has promoted Eric Williams, MD, to be the chief quality officer and vice president of the James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence.