Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has broken ground on a new outpatient surgical center in Leland, N.C., StarNews Online reported April 29. The center will address the growing need for surgical ...

A new report from Jackson Physician Search found a sobering reality about the state of medicine — only 21% of physicians would recommend a career in medicine to young people, and just 32% say they ...

Here are five recent clinical and technological advances in gastroenterology, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Chan Medical School became the first medical center to complete a ...

Following the closure of primary care group Anchor Medical Associations, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee brought forth several initiatives aimed to address provider shortages, low reimbursement rates ...

The American Medical Association is advocating for physician reimbursements to be tied to the Medicare Economic Index, a measure developed in 1975 to track annual changes in physicians’ operating ...

Pain management specialist and anesthesiologist Paul Lynch, MD​, has launched a new chronic pain management initiative, US Pain. US Pain currently has clinics in Arizona, California, Texas, Oklahoma, ...

A Michigan physician has been convicted of illegally prescribing opioids, according to an April 29 news release from the Justice Department. What happened? Who else was involved?

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare saw strong growth from both inpatient and outpatient cardiac surgeries in the first quarter, but spending remains stable. “Our capital allocation within our ...

Washington has been named the best state for nurses, according to a new report from WalletHub released April 29. The ranking was based on two key dimensions — opportunity and competition, and work ...

Here are three recent updates on physician lawsuits against former employers that Becker’s has reported on over the past month: 1. Parijat Joy, MD, has sued the University of Iowa and its board of ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare continues to see outpatient care driving a growing share of its business, according to first-quarter financial results released April 25. Outpatient revenues ...

High Point, N.C.-based Carolina Anesthesiology has been found to have a non-password protected database holding 21,344 patient records, according to an April 28 report in Tech Radar Pro. Potentially ...