Mass General Brigham’s remote cholesterol and blood pressure management program was able to successfully lower blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients.
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USPI vs. Surgery Partners vs. SCA Health in Q3: 9 financial notes
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners and Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, all reported revenue gains in the third financial quarter.
Physician pay is changing — up in 8 specialties, down in 4 in 2022
Interventional cardiologists saw the biggest drop in pay this year, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
Mississippi updates ASC controlled substance distribution rules
The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure and the Board of Pharmacy have issued a joint statement on its compliance rules for ASCs dispensing controlled substances, JDSupra reported Nov. 9.
How noise may affect nurses
High levels of noise may affect the health of nurses and the stress they face, according to a new study.
Maine psych hospital cited over patient death
Health officials cited Westbrook, Maine-based Spring Harbor Hospital for failing to ensure a safe environment after a patient death occurred at the psychiatric hospital in June, Bangor Daily News reported Nov. 9.
‘Our model is you eat what you kill’: What 5 physicians like about being self-employed
Medscape’s 2022 “Self-Employed Physicians Report” laid out the pros and cons of being a self-employed physician.
Patients, providers prefer these 27 health systems 2 to 1 over competitors
WebMD and Medscape announced their 2022 Choice Awards on Nov. 10, recognizing hospitals that are preferred by patients and providers across five speciality areas: oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, neurology and gastroenterology.
6 GI partnerships in the last 30 days
From an endoscopy partnership to One GI’s expansion, here are six important gastroenterology partnerships Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 19.
$163B in surplus inventory wasted annually: Report
About 8 percent of global stock perishes or is thrown away every year, translating to about $163 billion worth of wasted inventory, Bloomberg reported Nov. 10, citing a new report from materials supplier Avery Dennison.
