Category: ROOT

Youturn Health partners with Sure Med Compliance for behavioral health education program

Youturn Health, a virtual behavioral health support program, has teamed up with Sure Med Compliance, a digital healthcare company for pain management risk mitigation, for a new behavioral health and substance misuse education platform.

How internal medicine physician wages stack up by practice setting

Internal medicine physicians earn the highest annual salary when working in medical and diagnostic laboratories, according to the most recent compensation data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Pennsylvania pain management physician pleads guilty to healthcare fraud 

Former pain management physician John Keun Sang Lee, MD, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud associated with his Venetia, Pa.-based pain management practice, the U.S. Justice Department said Nov. 4. 

Robots give surgeons ‘more detailed plan’ at Essentia Health

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health has robots across its facilities that assist with a variety of surgeries and disease diagnoses.

ASC leaders grow increasingly concerned about staffing shortages heading into 2023

One of the largest concerns ASC leaders are facing right now is a lack of staffing going into the next calendar year. According to a report from VMG Health, many ASCs have to spend a quarter or more of their net operating revenue on employees to stay a…

Over half of ASCs 100% physician-owned

Fifty-two percent of Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S. are 100 percent physician-owned, according to the most recent data from Advancing Surgical Care. 

Patients hospitalwide more likely to die when ED is overcrowded: study

Emergency department crowding affects death rates hospitalwide, according to a recent study from University Park, Pa.-based Penn State and the University of California San Francisco. 

IU Health taps Adrienne Sims for chief human resources officer

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has named Adrienne Sims, PsyD, its chief human resources officer and senior vice president. 

Florida medical board bans gender-affirming care for minors

The Florida Board of Medicine on Nov. 4 passed a new rule that bars physicians from offering minors in the state puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgeries as treatment for gender dysphoria, according to The New York Times.

MU Health Care provides 24/7 staffing at local hospitals

University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia will now staff the Hermann Area District Hospital’s emergency department 24 hours per day, seven days per week, effective Nov. 1.