1. HCA Florida Ocala and HCA Florida West Marion Hospitals tapped Dave MacIntyre, DO, as its new chief medical officer of both hospitals.
2. Seattle anesthesiologist John Bramhall, MD, PhD, was inaugurated as the 2024 to 2025 president of the Washington State Medical Association.
3. Physician lawmakers are circulating a letter asking their colleagues in Congress to address decreasing Medicare reimbursement rates. The letter was created by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, and Jimmy Panetta, with the support of colleagues Greg Murphy, MD, Raul Ruiz, MD, Larry Bucshon, MD, Kim Schrier, MD, John Joyce, MD, and Ami Bera, MD.
4. Keith Dunleavy, MD, is the youngest physician billionaire. Dr. Dunleavy is a 55-year-old internal medicine physician and founded Inovalon, a cloud-based software and healthcare analytics firm.
5. Christopher Leville, MD, led a vascular surgery team at CentraCare-St.Cloud (Minn.) in performing the state’s first transmural arterial bypass using the Detour system by Endologix.
At the Becker’s 32nd Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, taking place October 29-31 in Chicago, ASC leaders, surgeons and healthcare executives will explore strategies to drive growth, enhance operational performance, navigate reimbursement challenges and prepare for the future of ambulatory surgery. Apply for complimentary registration now.