From artificial intelligence-assisted gastrointestinal procedures to ChatGPT in medicine, here are five AI updates for ASC leaders to know:
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Are tests catching XBB.1.16?
As the omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 takes off in the U.S., questions have emerged around whether current at-home COVID-19 tests accurately detect the strain.
5 numbers anesthesiologists should know
Here are five numbers that give insights into anesthesiologists compensation, burnout and more:
How pay changed among 2023's 10 lowest-paid specialties
Out of 29 specialties, 27 saw changes in average pay compared to 2022, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report” for 2023.
How pay changed among 2023's 10 highest-paid specialties
All of medicine’s 10 highest-earning specialties saw an increase in average pay compared to 2022, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report” for 2023.
8 recent hospitals lawsuits, settlements
From a union suing a California hospital for allegedly laying off workers to avoid a minimum wage law, to a former physician acquitted in the death of 14 patients suing Trinity Health for malicious prosecution, here are eight hospital lawsuits Becker’s…
3 ways to save more lives with organ transplants: Mayo Clinic
Seventeen people die per day awaiting organ transplants and top health systems and hospitals like Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic continue to seek ways to improve outcomes for the 104,000 patients on organ transplant waiting lists in the U.S.
Rare fungal infection plaguing Michigan paper mill workers: 6 notes
A rare fungal infection outbreak at a Michigan paper mill infected more than 90 workers and has now left one dead. Blastomycosis, which typically exists as mold in soil or decaying wood, usually results in only one to two cases a year per 100,000 peopl…
Sharp HealthCare opens $70M innovation center
San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare opened a new innovation and education center dubbed the Prebys Innovation & Education Center in San Diego on April 14.
Do employed or self-employed physicians earn more?
Self employed physicians make more money than employed physicians, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report” for 2023.
