Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Health system sues former physician for allegedly refusing to return overpayments

    Patsy Newitt -
    Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health is suing a former physician for allegedly not paying back overpayments for on-call services, the Indiana Business Journal reported April 4.

  2. Florida ASC sues state for $500M in defamation suit

    Claire Wallace -
    In March 2023, the ASC at Hudson, Fla.-based Bonati Spine Institute was temporarily shut down after the state of Florida suspended its license. 

  3. Tenet, HCA, Yale & more: 1 week of massive hospital deals 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Independent physicians and ASCs are facing new market challenges as health systems continue to consolidate. 

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  1. Surgeon pay by state

    Claire Wallace -
    Utah is the highest-paying state for surgeons, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

  2. Rural hospital to shutter surgery department

    Patsy Newitt -
    Atmore (Ala.) Community Hospital will shutter its surgery department June 1. 

  3. Ophthalmologist pay in 39 states

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    Iowa is the highest-paying state for ophthalmologists in 2024, offering an average yearly salary of $430,910 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  4. CRNA pay by state

    Riz Hatton -
    The average annual wage for a nurse anesthetist in the U.S. is $214,200. 

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  1. Physician assistant pay in all 50 states

    Claire Wallace -
    Nevada is the state where physician assistants earn the most annually, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

  2. 3 physicians suing their former employers

    Patsy Newitt -
    Here are three physicians suing their former employers since March 11:

  3. 23 top hospitals for GI research, per Avant-Garde Health

    Claire Wallace -
    Twenty-three U.S. hospitals have been named in the top 1% of institutions for gastroenterology research in 2024 by Avant-Garde Health. 

  4. Meet the leaders of the top 5 GI hospitals in the US

    Paige Haeffele -
    These are the physicians at the helm of the GI departments at the five best hospitals for gastroenterology in the U.S., using rankings by Newsweek.

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  1. What NPs earn in all 50 states

    Paige Haeffele -
    Although the average annual salary among nurse practitioners in the U.S. in 2023 was $128,490, that figure can vary by up to $57,820 depending on the state one practices in.

  2. How much cardiologists earn in 24 states in 2024

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    Minnesota is the highest-paying state for cardiologists in 2024, offering an average yearly salary of $523,550 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  3. 4 gastroenterologists in the headlines

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are four gastroenterologists Becker's has reported on since March 6:

  4. Physician-owned network hopes to fill gaps left by 2 Wisconsin hospital closures

    Patsy Newitt -
     OakLeaf Medical Network, a physician-owned network based in Eau Claire, Wis., plans to open four clinics in Wisconsin following the closure of two hospitals.  

  5. Missouri hospital opens surgery center in the works for 18 years

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Mo., opened a surgical center after 18 years of planning and work, according to an April 2 report by Houston Herald.

  6. What's new in gastroenterology?

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are seven updates regarding gastroenterology that healthcare leaders should know:

  7. Shuttered Idaho physician group sells 4 facilities 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Shuttered Nampa, Idaho-based physician group Saltzer Health sold three facilities to Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System after the group was closed. 

  8. New ASC coming to expanding Alabama medical site

    Claire Wallace -
    A new ASC is coming to Foley, Ala., near South Baldwin Regional Medical Center, which is launching a $250 million expansion project. 

  9. 130K-square-foot medical office building breaks ground in Virginia

    Claire Wallace -
    Remedy Medical Properties and Kayne Anderson Real Estate have broken ground on a 130,000-square-foot medical office building in Lynchburg, Va., according to an April 3 report from REBusiness Online. 

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