Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. 5 hospitals shuttering surgical services

    Patsy Newitt -
    More hospitals are shuttering surgical services amid financial challenges amid soaring costs and declining reimbursements. 

  2. 5 hospitals, health systems facing Stark law allegations

    Patsy Newitt -
    The Department of Justice is doubling down on Stark law violations, with CMS settling a record-breaking total of $12.6 million in Stark law in 2023, a 552% increase from 2021. 

  3. The 'travesty' of rising CEO pay, influence as physician autonomy erodes

    Patsy Newitt -
    The growing influence of nonclinical actors in healthcare has sparked concerns among physicians, as many feel that their autonomy has been significantly eroded over the past few decades. 

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  1. Baxter Health expands anesthesia coverage with new hire

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter Health has hired anesthesiologist Miguel Plaza-Lloret, MD, to its medical staff.

  2. Sterling Ridge Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine opens new ASC

    Carly Behm -
    The Woodlands, Texas-based Sterling Ridge Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine opened an ASC in partnership with Houston-based Memorial Hermann, according to an Oct. 10 news release shared on Woodlands Online.

  3. 5 highest-paid cardiologists in Fort Worth

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    The highest-paid cardiologist in Fort Worth, Texas, earns $969,400, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $423,250 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  4. Oregon specialists warn public about CRC blood-test

    Claire Wallace -
    In July, the FDA approved a new screening test for colorectal cancer that only requires a sample of blood.

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  1. 3 states with new malpractice legislation in 2024

    Francesca Mathewes -
    There were 57 medical malpractice verdicts of $10 million or more, with more than half of those verdicts hitting $25 million — and the legislation surrounding malpractice lawsuits and physician liability could be changing in a number of states.

  2. Independent practice that dropped Atrium Health looks to PE 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Charlotte, N.C.-based independent practice Tryon Medical Partners finalized a deal with private equity firm TPG in September, six years after breaking away from Atrium Health, North Carolina Health News reported Oct. 9.

  3. 5 strategic health system-ASC chain JVs 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Here are five of the major joint ventures announced between health systems and ASC companies in 2024 so far:

  4. New York City area medical office building sells for $7.1M

    Claire Wallace -
    A medical office building in East Hills, N.Y., has sold for $7.1 million, according to an Oct. 10 report from Long Island Business News.

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  1. Nurse practitioners sue New York for unequal pay

    Claire Wallace -
    A group of nurse practitioners has sued New York state in federal court alleging their employer has them doing the same work as physicians, but for substantially less pay, according to an Oct. 10 Medscape report. 

  2. 10 vital lessons from ASC, physician leaders

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Fifty-six ASC leaders shared the most important things they've learned during their leadership tenures with Becker's on Oct. 2. 

  3. Trinity Health performs 200th minimally invasive heart surgery

    Claire Wallace -
    Steubenville, Ohio-based Trinity Health System has performed its 200th minimally invasive heart surgery, according to an Oct. 9 report from the Herald-Star. 

  4. Foothill Cardiology buys medical office building for $11.3M

    Claire Wallace -
    Pasadena, Calif.-based Foothill Cardiology Medical Group has purchased a medical office building for $11.3 million, according to an Oct. 9 report from L.A. Business First. 

  5. New Jersey ASC completes 300th total joint replacement

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Wayne, N.J.-based Elite Surgical Center completed its 300th robotic total joint replacement procedure Oct. 8.

  6. Bad news for CVS Health

    Patsy Newitt -
    CVS Health, one of the biggest players in the battle to acquire physicians, is facing a possible split amid major financial struggles. 

  7. 2 California residents charged in $54 million Medicare fraud scheme

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Sophia Shaklian of Los Angeles and Alex Alexsanian of Burbank, Calif., were arrested on an indictment alleging that they planned to defraud Medicare out of more than $54 million. 

  8. The IV supply crisis: What ASCs need to know 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Amid the fallout from Hurricane Helene, hospitals across the nation are conserving IV fluids.

  9. SightMD taps 2 specialists

    Claire Wallace -
    Hauppauge, N.Y.-based SightMD has added two ophthalmologists, Paul Svitra, MD, and Kevin Vo, MD, to its team.

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