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6 gastroenterology updates

Here are six gastroenterology updates Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 18:

Largest US medical school to open campus in Florida

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, the nation’s largest medical school, has partnered with Jacksonville (Fla.) University to open northeast Florida’s first four-year medical school. 

Largest US medical school to open campus in Florida

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, the nation’s largest medical school, has partnered with Jacksonville (Fla.) University to open northeast Florida’s first four-year medical school. 

CMS looks to create national healthcare provider directory

CMS is looking to create a national healthcare provider directory that would make it easier for Americans to find physicians and other providers.

Real estate joint venture acquires 8 ASCs

A joint venture between AEW Capital Management and Flagship Healthcare Trust has acquired eight ASCs across seven states, the company said in a Nov. 30 news release shared with Becker’s. 

U of North Carolina, Amazon Web Services team up to launch digital health startups

Amazon Web Services and Chapel Hill, N.C.-based University of North Carolina’s Eshelman Institute for Innovation are teaming up to help launch digital health startups.

Corner Office: How UPMC is innovating staff retention

Leslie Davis has spent more than a year as president and CEO of Pittsburgh-based UPMC. Ms. Davis took the helm of the 40-hospital global health system in August 2021, succeeding Jeffrey Romoff, who had a 48-year tenure with the organization. 

LifeBridge Health names Dr. David Graham chief medical information officer

Baltimore, Md.-based LifeBridge Health has named David Graham, MD, as chief medical information officer.

Lee Health taps Lifepoint executive as new VP

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has named Dana Begley its new vice president of wellness and recovery, a role she took over in late October. 

University of Pennsylvania Health System names chief nurse executive

The University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia has tapped James Ballinghoff, DNP, RN, to serve as chief nurse executive, effective Dec. 1.