Category: ROOT

Ophthalmic laser market to surpass $2B by 2023

The global ophthalmic laser market is projected to be worth more than $2 billion by 2030 with a compound annual growth rate of 5.5 percent, a study by Growth Plus Reports said. 

4 recent hospital, health system CEO moves

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported by Becker’s since Oct. 4: 

UCHealth to add 350-bed hospital in Parkview deal

Colorado’s UCHealth and Parkview Health System have signed a letter of intent to combine, with Parkview joining the 12-hospital UCHealth system in 2023. 

What USPI did in Q3

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, a Tenet Healthcare subsidiary, is the largest ASC chain in the country. Here’s what the company did in the third quarter:

What Amylyx’s $158K ALS drug could mean for healthcare

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ recently approved Relyvrio, an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug that’s priced at $158,000 for an annual supply, is the latest example of drugmakers inflating medication costs, critics told The Wall Street Journal. 

Hospitals cut pediatrics to make room for more lucrative adult patients

Hospitals nationwide are facing unprecedented financial challenges and operating in the negative. As a result, many are opting to shutter pediatric units to make room for more adult patients, who are usually more profitable, The New York Times reported…

Physicians’ love-hate relationship with incentive bonuses: Medscape

Physicians have weighed in on the benefits and disadvantages of incentive bonuses, a recent Medscape study found. 

Hourly wage for 25 healthcare jobs

The mean hourly wage for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations varies across positions.  

Nemours Children’s Health opening pediatric ASC in Pennsylvania

Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Health is opening an ASC as part of its multimillion dollar Pennsylvania expansion, Vista Today reported October 11.

Where data center employees go when health systems move to the cloud

Hospitals are looking to retrain data center employees as they begin shifting legacy infrastructure to the cloud, health system IT executives told Becker’s.