Category: ROOT

Canceled surgeries and mishandled meds: How ransomware attacks affect patient safety

Ransomware attacks have become one of the biggest threats to cybersecurity for industries around the world, but none has the kind of potential for harm as attacks on hospitals, as they can lead to delay in patient care, compromised protected health inf…

Meet the leaders of 16 top-ranked GI residency, fellowship programs

Meet the leaders of 16 top-ranked gastroenterology residency and fellowship programs in the U.S., based on Doximity’s regional rankings of the country’s best internal medicine residencies: 

6 things surgeons should ask themselves when buying a practice

While the number of physicians in private practice has dropped to 26 percent as more physicians are employed by the corporate sector, there are still physicians who enjoy the autonomy of private practice, according to a report from the American College…

45 Florida ASCs named the country’s best

Forty-five Florida ASCs were named on Newsweek’s list of the 510 best ASCs for 2023, making it the state with the third most ASCs on the list, following California and Texas. 

UC Davis School of Medicine opens free ophthalmology clinic

University of California Davis Medical School’s free clinic, Sacramento-based Bayanihan, has added ophthalmology, according to a Nov. 7 report from UCDavis Health News. 

Physician recruitment tool RosmanSearch adds gastroenterology

Physician recruitment network RosmanSearch has added gastroenterology to its list of specialty services. 

5 female ASC execs to know 

Here are five female ASC executives to know:

FDA commissioner tests positive for COVID-19

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, tested positive for COVID-19 over the first weekend of November and is experiencing mild symptoms. 

400,000 affected as Defense health plan drops 15K pharmacies

About a fourth of the pharmacies that are part of the Defense Department’s health plan, Tricare, have been dropped, which could affect more than 400,000 military beneficiaries, Kaiser Health News reported Nov. 8. 

New York hospital, Texas clinic equity initiatives earn recognition

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals and Houston-based Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women were the 2022 recipients of the Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity from The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permane…