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How CON reform affects ASCs
According to predictions from business law firm Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, recent certificate-of-need reform will likely lead to ASC expansions in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia, according to a Sept. 27 press release from JDSupra. -
States ranked by PAs per capita
New York has the highest number of physician assistants per capita out of any state at 85.73 PAs for every 100,000 residents. -
Physician lawmakers urge Medicare fixes: 5 things to know
Physician legislators are circulating a letter asking their colleagues in Congress to address decreasing Medicare reimbursements. -
Hospital, lab, physician to pay $7.2M to resolve fraudulent lab testing allegations
A hospital, a laboratory, three lab employees, a referring physician and his office manager will collectively pay more than $7.2 million to settle allegations that they defrauded government healthcare programs through unnecessary or tainted laboratory testing. -
Physician, office manager to pay $450K to resolve false claims, controlled substance violations
A physician and office manager in Jackson, Ky., agreed to pay $450,000 to resolve allegations the physician unlawfully prescribed controlled substances and they both defrauded healthcare by soliciting kickbacks. -
Where industry groups stand on site-neutral payments
Site-neutral payments are a policy proposal that many ASC and physician groups have long supported in an effort to even out payments between ASCs and HOPDs. ASCs historically receive lower reimbursements for the same procedures performed in HOPDs, despite no evidence that care quality is different between the two settings. -
The most profitable ASCs in Philadelphia
The Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based reproductive endocrinologist group, Main Line Fertility, was the busiest and highest revenue-producing ASC in the Philadelphia area in 2023, according to a Sept. 26 report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. -
Hartford HealthCare vies to take control of 2 ASCs
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has submitted a proposal to the state's Office of Health Strategy to assume control of two surgical center operators, according to a Sept. 27 report from Hartford Business. -
Millennial physician pay satisfaction, by specialty
Millennial psychiatrists have the highest satisfaction with their pay of all other specialty physicians, according to a recent Medscape report. -
How millennial physicians feel about their pay
Medscape laid out how young physicians feel about their pay in its "Millennial Physician Compensation Report 2024," published Sept. 26. -
7 indicted in alleged $40M Medicare, Medicaid fraud scheme
Seven individuals from five states have been indicted for allegedly defrauding Medicare and Colorado Medicaid of more than $40 million, according to a Sept. 25 report from Fox affiliate KDVR. -
Florida surgeon suspended after fatal liver removal
A Florida surgeon's license has been suspended after he dissected the wrong organ during what was supposed to be a splenectomy Aug. 21, resulting in the patient's death, the Miami Herald reported Sept. 26. -
Palomar Health, Graybill split following cybersecurity event: 9 things to know
Escondido, Calif.-based Graybill Medical Group and Palomar Health, which merged in 2020 to form Palomar Health Medical Group,will split following a cyberattack, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Sept. 25. Here are nine things to know: -
Aetna in September: 5 things to know
Here are five updates on Aetna in September, as reported by Becker's: -
Top-paying practice settings for physicians
Physicians have the highest annual mean wage in the computer systems design industry, according to updated data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -
Physicians seek better relationships with private payers: Survey
While private payers often reimburse at higher rates than Medicare, physicians and their employers still want better relationships with them, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician-Private Payer Relationship Report." -
Hospitals and ASCs: 'It's not a them vs. us mentality anymore'
ASCs have established a significant presence within the healthcare ecosystem, driving hospitals and health systems to coexist with surgery centers. -
Millennial physician compensation in 2024: 11 things to know
The average compensation for millennial physicians — defined as those under age 40 — reached $338,000 in 2023, up from $326,000 the year prior, according to a new Medscape report. -
Medical devicemaker, physicians to pay $8M+ in kickback scheme
Ra Medical Systems and affiliated physicians will pay over $8 million across three settlements to resolve allegations that they colluded in a kickback scheme related to Ra Medical's Dabra laser. -
5 studies on the costs, risks of physician acquisition
Here are five studies examining the costs and risks associated with physician acquisitions and practice consolidations:
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