Sandy Springs, Ga.-based Woolfson Eye Institute is opening a new office in Canton, Ga. In 2000, Woolfson opened its first office in Canton through the acquisition of the private practice of Mark Weiner, MD.
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Nation's helium supply, which fuels MRIs, is deflating
The Federal Helium Reserve, which supplies about 40 percent of the world’s helium supply, has been for sale for over a year — and the future of the element that MRIs require is unknown, NBC News reported Feb. 7.
Chair of House VA committee 'open to any idea that holds VA and Oracle Cerner accountable'
Rep. Mike Bost, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs chair, is “open to any idea that holds VA and Oracle Cerner accountable, but the time for half-measures and tinkering around the edges is over,” a spokesperson for the Illinois Republican told Fed…
Silicon Valley Bank names healthcare head
Investment and banking giant Silicon Valley Bank has named Ashraf Hebela as its new head of technology and healthcare banking for North America.
23 charged in $61.5M physician clinic fraud scheme
Twenty-three Michigan residents have been charged for their alleged involvement in two schemes to defraud Medicare of more than $61.5 million by paying kickbacks and billing CMS for unnecessary medical services at physician clinics that were not provid…
Former HHS deputy secretary joins board of healthcare finance startup
Eric Hargan, CEO of healthcare consulting firm The Hargan Group and former HHS deputy secretary, has joined the board of Capital Pulse, a startup that aims to transform how healthcare companies access working capital.
Cincinnati Children's reports $125M profit in 2nd half of 2022
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center reported net income of approximately $125 million for the six months ended Dec. 31.
U of Louisville Health expands telehealth services
The University of Louisville (Ky.) is expanding access to teletherapy services as clinicians at its Louisville-based Peace Hospital launched a program designed to refer patients 12 and older for digital behavioral health treatment, ABC affiliate WHAS11…
Why some physicians do not want their children in medicine
A Medscape study conducted found 32 percent of physicians do not want their children to enter a career in medicine because they feel the industry is getting worse.
The physician death toll of COVID-19
A higher number of practicing physicians died between March 2020 and December 2021 than usual, according to a Feb. 6 report from Medscape based on a JAMA Internal Medicine report.
