Category: ROOT

Endoscopy Center of the North Shore Medical Director talks recruiting GI fellows in private practice

Manoj Mehta, MD, is medical director at the Endoscopy Center of the North Shore in Wilmette, Ill.

Allow leaders to ’emerge from the pack’: SEVA Med Care Physician on recruiting leaders from existing staff

Amit Mirchandani, MD, is a pain management physician at the Dallas-based SEVA Med Care.

CEO of Metropolis Pain Management on patient expectations creating opportunities and obstacles

Devi Nampiaparampil, MD, is the president and CEO of Metropolis Pain Medicine in New York City.

A vice president’s tips on cost reduction and 6 more supply chain updates

Here are seven supply chain updates for ASC leaders to know that Becker’s has reported since Oct. 12:

Cologuard & non-invasive screenings key to addressing colonoscopy backlog, GI says

Pankaj Vashi, MD, chief of gastroenterology/nutrition department and vice chief of staff at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Chicago, joined Becker’s to discuss his top priorities for the year and his secrets to success. 

Healthcare systems account for 4% of global CO2 emission, study says

Healthcare systems account for more than 4 percent of carbon dioxide emissions on a global average basis, according to an Oct. 24 report from the World Economic Forum.

University of Utah Health starts digital health project to develop, test apps

Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health has launched a new project to test and create digital health apps backed by science and input from clinicians and patients.

Texas physician guilty in $54M Medicare fraud scheme

Daniel Canchola, MD, pleaded guilty for his role in a $54 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Justice Department said Oct. 25.

‘No one should lose their life because they went to work’: Nurses seek action after Dallas shooting

Members of National Nurses United are calling for legislative action in the wake of the Oct. 22 shooting deaths of two employees at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.  

Wellstar to shutter AMC-South replacement clinic

Wellstar will close its East Point (Ga.) Health Center — created to replace services lost when Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center-South closed in May — in the coming months, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Oct. 24.