Author: Ella Jeffries Becker’s Hospital Review Purdue Pharma has been sentenced and ordered to pay more than $5 billion in criminal penalties for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. A federal court in Newark, N.J., ordered a criminal fine of $3.544 billion and an additional $2 billion in criminal forfeiture, according to an April 28 Justice Department […]
Read MoreAuthor: Cameron Cortigiano Becker’s ASC Review Health systems, medical schools and anesthesia providers were active in making anesthesiology leadership appointments and promotions during the first quarter of the year. Here are 10 anesthesiology leadership appointments to know, as reported by Becker’s in the first quarter of 2026: The University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine in Aurora named Paul Picton, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Sophie Eydis Becker’s ASC Review The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology raised concerns about federal student loan limits affecting CRNAs and other advanced nursing degrees. The rule defines “professional students” as those in certain degree programs eligible for up to $50,000 in annual federal loans, with a $200,000 cap. Graduate students are limited to $20,500 annually and $100,000 total. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review In 2024, 1.8% of physicians were sued in the previous year, down from 2.3% in 2016 and a peak of 7.4% annually between 1991 and 2005, according to research from the American Medical Association. The AMA published two policy research perspectives. The first studied patient care physicians in the U.S. between 2016 and 2024, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Mariah Taylor Becker’s Clinical Leadership The Department of Homeland Security has quietly changed its travel ban policy, freeing foreign physicians from visa renewal limbo, The New York Times reported May 3. Here’s what to know: 1. Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its website to indicate physicians were no longer subject to the processing […]
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