“We have colonoscopies, we have mammograms, but we have not had equivalents for most forms of heart disease,” Pierre Elias, MD, Pathway Labs founder and CEO, explained.
Javier Villanueva-Meyer, MD, is slated to take on the title in September, also acting as clinical service chief of radiology at OU Health, the school’s academic hospital system.
UPMC Williamsport, a 224-bed acute care hospital, said the relocated IR facility seeks to bring minimally invasive care closer to home for patients in north central Pennsylvania
“It is no good putting in such long, intense hours that you cannot have a life. It is literally killing people, and it almost killed me,” one anonymous rad says.
Consulting firm Mercer said employers are prepared to deploy cost-cutting measures, including better management of high-cost claims. However, Americans who get insurance through their workplace are likely to face higher out-of-pocket expenses, such as co-pays and deductibles.
“We have colonoscopies, we have mammograms, but we have not had equivalents for most forms of heart disease,” Pierre Elias, MD, Pathway Labs founder and CEO, explained.
