Category: ROOT

Christopher Ellison to be next American College of Surgeons president

Christopher Ellison, MD, was selected to be the 103rd president of the American College of Surgeons. His role will go into effect Oct. 16 during a convocation ceremony held before the ACS Clinical Congress 2022 in San Diego, one of the largest educatio…

Patients stuck with high bills from private-equity-backed obstetric emergency rooms

Patients are getting surprise charges from obstetric emergency rooms, often unaware that they were receiving emergency care, Kaiser Health News reported Oct. 13. 

5 updates on prior authorization

From Texas’ “gold card” rules taking effect to a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts pilot program trimming approval wait times by more than a weekend, here are five stories about prior authorization that Becker’s has reported since Sept. 14. …

10 job interview deal breakers

Some of the biggest deal breakers when interviewing for a new job include a lack of eye contact and arriving late to the interview, according to a report from CNBC based on survey data from payroll provider Paychex. 

World Sight Day 2022: 10 things to know

The World Health Organization and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness have designated the second Thursday of October as World Sight Day, bringing attention to eye health and blindness worldwide. 

6 ways healthcare leaders can get — and stay — ahead

The healthcare industry changes quickly. Leaders who invest in self-development and improve their agility are more likely to keep up — and get ahead, according to an Oct. 11 article from the Buccino Leadership Institute at South Orange, N.J.-based Seto…

One GI onboards Iterative Scopes’ recruitment technology

Gastroenterology-focused software company Iterative Scopes is bringing its AI Recruitment technology to One GI.

Prior authorization largest regulatory burden for group practices: survey

Eighty-two percent of group practice executives say prior authorization is very or extremely burdensome, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s “Annual Regulatory Burden Report.”

The cities where inflation has grown the most, least

Inflation climbed higher in some cities than others over the past several months, with a handful of cities seeing inflation fall. 

Chronic stress increases risk of cancer death, study finds

Augusta-based Medical College of Georgia researchers found chronic stress increases the risk of cancer death by 14 percent.