Category: ROOT

Peter Marinoff to oversee 3 Michigan hospitals

Peter Marinoff was named president of Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare’s south region, according to a Dec. 5 news release shared with Becker’s.

How patients feel about APRNs' working independently  

Patients have mixed opinions on physician assistants and nurse practitioners working independently, according to data from Medscape’s 2022 “Evolving Scope of Practice” report. 

GI pay in 2022: 10 statistics

Gastroenterologists earned $453,000 on average during 2022, with compensation fluctuating based on practice setting and length of employment. 

1.35 acre medical office building proposed in Kansas

Plans for a new, 11,641-square-foot medical office building has been approved by city plan commissioners in Lenexa, Kan., according to a Dec. 6 report from Shawnee Mission Post. 

8 hospitals, health systems charging for MyChart messaging

A growing number of health systems are starting to charge patients for asking for their physicians’ advice through online patient portals, such as MyChart. Here are some hospitals and health systems partaking in the growing trend:

Anesthesiologists making headlines: 4 updates

Here are four anesthesiologists making headlines since Nov. 15:

Optum, Amazon look to physicians: 5 practice deals to know in 2022

Five major physician practice deals to know in 2022:

New hotel targeting nursing, clinical staff moves closer to reality at Loma Linda complex

The possibility of a new 131-bed hotel to be located next to Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta (Calif.) and designed for temporary nursing staff accommodation and others appears to be taking a step closer to reality, a Dec. 5 patch.com repo…

Oregon Health Authority taps 112 contract workers to help children's hospitals

Oregon Health Authority is bringing in about 112 nurses and respiratory therapists to meet requests from children’s hospitals, the government agency confirmed to Becker’s.

Women, minorities underrepresented in some COVID-19 trials: 4 takeaways

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center published the first meta-analysis of COVID-19 treatment and prevention clinical trials Dec. 5.