The State Medical Board of Ohio has suspended the license of plastic surgeon Katherine Roxanne Grawe, MD, for livestreaming procedures to her followers on TikTok, according to a Jan. 4 report from Medscape.
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Viewpoint: Fuller conversation needed about nonprofit care, AHA president says
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal missed a “critical opportunity” to fully discuss the financial plight of the nation’s hospitals and the care they provide, American Hospital Association President Rick Pollack wrote in a letter to the newspap…
Tennessee medical office building acquired
A medical office building in Memphis, Tenn., was acquired by outpatient healthcare real estate firm Flagship Healthcare Properties, ConnectCre reported Jan. 3.
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals taps new president
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has tapped its COO, Jay Duker, MD, as its next president.
New York system invests $3M in employee pay increases
Upper Allegheny Health System is boosting employee wages across the Olean, N.Y.-based organization.
Screen patients for cannabis use before surgery, guidelines say
Hospitals should universally screen patients for cannabis use prior to surgery, according to new guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
Missouri hospital confirms cybersecurity incident
Marshall, Mo.-based Fitzgibbon Hospital said some patient data may have been stolen in a recent data security incident.
Lab settles with HHS for $16.5K for not providing timely access to medical records
Life Hope Labs, a medical laboratory in Sandy Springs, Ga., has agreed to pay $16,500 to HHS to settle a complaint that it didn’t provide timely access to patient health records.
Premier Eye Care acquired by private equity-backed Health Network One
Boca Raton, Fla.-based Premier Eye Care has been acquired by Health Network One, a health management company backed by private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital.
New guidelines encourage anesthesiologists to gauge patients' cannabis use
New guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine instruct physicians to ask patients about their cannabis use before undergoing procedures requiring anesthesia.
