Nashville-based SurgNet Health Partners has appointed Cathy Kowalski as chief executive officer, effective July 13, according to an Aug. 25 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Kowalski brings more ...

About one-quarter of orthopedists reported an increase in their overall happiness year-over-year, according to a new report from Medscape.  The report, “Following Their Own Advice? Medscape ...

Portland-based Oath Surgical has performed the first Genio sleep apnea implant procedure in Oregon and the first in the Pacific Northwest to take place in an ASC setting, according to an Aug. 25 news ...

Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Golden State Dermatology, a physician-led and -owned dermatology network, has acquired a dermatology practice in Colorado.  Golden State Dermatology added Summit Dermatology ...

Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corp. is facing a lawsuit from a Texas hospital employee who says she suffered severe hearing damage when a company representative’s endoscope demonstration ended in an ...

Avondale-based Integrated Surgical Center of Arizona has partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based Regent Surgical. Integrated Surgical Center of Arizona is led by three physician groups: IMS Care, ...

For nearly 40 years, the J-1 visa, which lets international medical graduates train in U.S. residency programs, has helped hold together the physician workforce in some of the country’s most ...

The University of Toledo (Ohio) earned full accreditation for its Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia Program. The program continues the nurse anesthesia education previously offered at ...

Physicians finishing training this year are weighing where to practice against three separate 2026 data sets — on livability, real pay and physician supply — metrics that don’t always overlap in the ...

Tampa General Hospital Brooksville (Fla.) completed its first cardiothoracic surgical procedure. The surgery included single-vessel coronary artery bypass graft, mitral valve repair and atrial ...

A Tennessee-based in-home care company has agreed to pay $2.4 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of submitting false diagnosis codes to inflate Medicare Advantage risk scores, the Justice ...

Surgery Center is now operated as an outpatient department of Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital, leading to changes in the surgery center’s billing practices, according to an Aug. 21 report from WHEC.