Florida has the highest hourly mean wage for ophthalmologists in the U.S., while Minnesota has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when adjusted for cost of living, according to new data ...

While GLP-1s continue to dominate the conversation around weight loss and management, bariatric surgery still maintains a strong presence in the gastroenterology space. Becker’s has reported on at ...

Two CMS policy changes — a 2.5% efficiency adjustment to work RVUs for non-time-based services and a revision to the practice expense methodology — will cut payments to gastroenterologists for ASC and ...

The American College of Surgeons is urging lawmakers to address instability in Medicare physician payment as the House Energy and Commerce Committee met May 20 to examine physician payment reform. The ...

Tulsa-based Oklahoma Heart Institute became the first facility in the U.S. to use the Supira percutaneous left ventricular assist device as part of the SUPPORT II research trial. The SUPPORT II trial ...

Healthcare costs have hit record highs over the last decade, driven largely by the expansion of large, vertically integrated health systems and the increasing cost of hospital operations. In an April ...

GI Partners of Illinois, the largest independent physician-led gastroenterology group in the state, has announced a strategic partnership with Nexus Healthcare Management to launch an AI-driven ...

An Illinois physician who was previously named in a federal civil complaint has agreed to pay $62,500 to resolve False Claims Act allegations of signing orders for medically unnecessary orthotic ...

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed legislation April 14 prohibiting noncompete agreements for healthcare staffing agencies and establishing new registration requirements for the industry. The Health ...

Byron Cryer, MD, began his term May 20 as the 121st president of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute. Dr. Cryer serves as chair of internal medicine at Dallas-based Baylor ...

Fort Worth, Texas-based Radiology Associates of North Texas projected more than $51 million in avoidable administrative costs tied to current No Surprises Act arbitration batching rules and unpaid ...

When something goes wrong in an ASC, the instinct is often to find fault fast. But the leaders building the strongest safety cultures are doing the opposite — slowing down, looking at systems first ...