Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan has named Peter Markell vice president and CFO, effective Jan. 30.
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9 new cardiology ASCs
Here are nine newly opened or proposed cardiology-focused ASCs reported by Becker’s since Dec. 7:
New York's Oswego Health names CEO
Michael Backus is the new president and CEO of Oswego (N.Y.) Health.
Base salaries for 14 physician specialties
According to the “2022 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives” provided by AMN Healthcare’s physician recruiting firm Merritt Hawkins, orthopedic surgery offers the highest average base salary while pediatrics offers the lo…
Gastro Health acquires Washington practice with endoscopy center
Gastro Health acquired Gastroenterology Associates in Olympia, Wash.
Top 20 outpatient prescription medications
Atorvastatin calcium makes up 2.8 percent of outpatient prescription medication claims, according to a Dec. 30 report from Definitive Healthcare.
Physician pays $90K to settle false billing allegations
Cypress, Texas-based podiatrist Amr El-Khashab, DPM, agreed to pay $90,000 to resolve allegations he submitted false claims, the U.S. Justice Department said Jan. 3.
Kootenai suffers 2022 losses but expects bounce-back to profit in 2023
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health is projecting full-year 2022 losses of approximately $45 million but is also forecasting a return to profit this year and beyond, the healthcare system reported in a filing Jan. 4.
New study gives truth to trope: Women are more empathetic
Women have long been considered the more empathetic gender. New research confirms that notion, Fortune reported Dec. 28.
1 Pennsylvania ZIP code saw 885% hike in buprenorphine use
The 155 ZIP code, which encompasses Somerset, Pa., noted an 885 percent increase in hospitals and pharmacies dispensing one opioid use disorder treatment from 2010 to 2020, one study found.
