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39 FINANCE CMO / CARE DELIVERY SK&A: 20 Medical Groups With the Most Physicians — Kaiser Permanente Medical Group Tops the List By Laura Dyrda S K&A released the 2017 update of its "Top 50 Medical Groups: Market In- sights Report" in January. SK&A named the 50 largest medical groups by the number of affiliated physicians and in- cluded information on the number of offices per group and average number of physicians per office. e organization maintains in- formation on 2.2 million healthcare practi- tioners. Here are the top 20 groups ranked by highest number of physicians, per the SK&A report: 1. Kaiser Permanente Medical Group (Oak- land, Calif.): 8,008 physicians 2. Cleveland Clinic: 2,251 3. Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, Fla.): 1,811 4. Mercy Clinic (Springfield, Mo.): 1,768 5. Northwell Health Physician Partners (Syos- set, N.Y.): 1,475 6. Carolinas HealthCare System Medical Group (Charlotte, N.C.): 1,469 7. IU Health Physicians (Indianapolis): 1,408 8. Aurora Medical Group (Sheboygan, Wis.): 1,321 9. Henry Ford Medical Group (Detroit): 1,266 10. Novant Health Medical Group (Win- ston-Salem, N.C.): 1,244 11. Palo Alto Medical Foundation Clinic (Santa Cruz, Calif.): 1,180 12. Private Diagnostic Clinic (Durham, N.C.): 1,126 13. Advocate Medical Group (Park Ridge, Ill.): 991 14. University of Washington Physicians (Se- attle): 960 15. Health Texas Provider Network (Plano): 941 16. Emory Clinic (Atlanta): 924 17. UCLA Medical Group: 921 18. Scott & White Clinic (Temple, Texas): 909 19. UW Health Clinics (Madison, Wis.): 893 20. Pediatrix Medical Group (Fort Worth, Texas): 888 n FDA Bans Powdered Gloves: New Rule Took Effect Jan. 18 By Heather Punke F ollowing through on a rule proposed in March, the Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule Dec. 19 banning powered gloves for healthcare workers, as they "present an unreasonable and substan- tial risk of illness or injury." Glove makers put powder on gloves as a lubricant to make donning the gloves easier. However, according to the FDA, when internal body tissue is exposed to the powder, it can case severe airway inflammation and hy- persensitivity reactions. Additionally, powder particles can trigger an immune response, causing tissue to form around the particles, which can complicate surgeries. "[T]he risk of illness or injury posed by powdered gloves is unreasonable and substantial," reads the FDA's final rule. The ban, covering powdered surgeon's gloves, pow- dered patient examination gloves and absorbable pow- der for lubricating a surgeon's glove, went into effect Jan. 18. The FDA does not expect the ban to cause a glove shortage in the industry. The FDA has only banned one other medical device in its history. Prosthetic hair fibers have been banned since 1983, since they did not stimulate hair growth and could instead cause serious infections, illnesses and injuries. n Contact us today to get started! 888-416-2409 • bids@eSutures.com In only a few days, you can turn excess inventory into usable capital with our streamlined and simple process. For more information, or to begin the bid process, please call 888-416-2409 or email bids@eSutures.com. Don't let your extra product inventory go to waste! eSutures.com is interested in purchasing your in-date, short-dated and expired products in full selling units, open boxes and even individual, loose units. WE CAN PURCHASE: • Ethicon Suture • Ethicon Endosurgery • Covidien Suture • Covidien Endosurgery • Synthes • Arthrex • Bard • Gore • Masimo • Applied Medical and more! Sell Your Surplus Surgical Inventory to eSutures.com