Researchers from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics recently found that coronary artery bypass grafts are the most lucrative cardiology procedures for hospitals nationwide. The surgeries, which aim to improve blood flow to the heart, were…
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Cardiologists in Indiana earn the highest annual and hourly mean wage before and after adjusting for the state’s cost of living index, according to data published April 2 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national annual mean wage for…
CMS has proposed Medicare and Medicaid coverage for transcatheter tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair procedures for the treatment of symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation. The procedures would be subject to CMS’ Coverage with Evidence Development guidelines, meaning coverage would be considered only in…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Cancer Institute had the lowest rate of 30-day unplanned readmissions for cancer patients of all prospective payment system-exempt cancer hospitals between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Feb. 19. Roswell…
Cancer patients experienced a fivefold decline in opioid dose prescriptions between 2016 and 2021, according to a study published March 26 in JCO Oncology Practice. For the study, researchers from Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center conducted a…
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Aurora-based Children’s Hospital Colorado has opened an in-house genomics testing lab through its Precision Medicine Institute. The lab enables genomic testing results to be more quickly integrated into patient EHRs, and therefore clinical care, according to a March 11 news…
Chad Boore was appointed president of Cone Health’s Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, N.C., and Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville, N.C. In his new role, Mr. Boore will oversee the hospitals’ strategic growth and operational effectiveness, according to an…
Delaware provides the best conditions for working from home, while Alaska provides the worst, according to an analysis published April 7 by WalletHub. The personal finance website compared 50 states and the District of Columbia across two dimensions: work and…
Los Angeles-based USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has opened a new radiation therapy and imaging center in Newport Beach, Calif. The Keck Medicine of USC-Newport Beach Radiation Oncology and Imaging center is equipped with CT scanners, positron emission tomography CT…
Kansas City, Kan.-based University of Kansas Cancer Center has partnered with the Kansas City (Mo.) Veteran Medical Center to expand access to clinical cancer trials for veterans. Through the partnership, KU Cancer Center will offer veterans access to early-phase clinical…