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The Florida House of Representatives members voted 104-6 to approve a bill that could lead to more medical malpractice lawsuits, Health News Florida reported March 27.  The bill specifically involves wrongful death lawsuits and non-economic damages for pain and suffering.…

A team of former executives at Glassdoor, an employment and recruiting website, have partnered with physicians to create Marit Health, a salary transparency platform for physicians and advanced practice providers, Newsweek reported March 27.  Ahead of the March 27 launch,…

As colorectal cancer cases continue to grow in young patients nationwide, screening these patients continues to face setbacks.  One major setback in CRC screening was the COVID-19 pandemic. Two small batch studies from the Indiana University School of Medicine in…

The average monthly gastroenterology case volume at ASCs in 2024 reached 176, up from 167 in 2023, according to HST Pathways’ latest “State of the Industry Report.“ The report surveyed 590 ASCs in 47 states. Here are five more key…

Williamsville, N.Y.-based Northtown Ambulatory Surgery Center, a joint venture between Buffalo, N.Y.-based surgeons and Buffalo-based Kaleida Health Ventures, has become the first ASC in the U.S. to add Distalmotion’s Dexter robotic surgery system. The device will help the ASC to…

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has added Lancaster, Pa.-based Prime Anesthesia Associates. Prime’s three physicians and two certified registered nurse anesthetists joined Penn State on March 24, according to a March 26 press release.  In addition, the system hired a…

Four ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what they would change about the industry.  Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.  Jeff Roberts. CEO of Telluride (Colo.) Regional Medical Center: Freestanding ASCs should be paid the…

Anesthesia billing is complicated and evolving, according to a March 15 blog post from Knack RCM.  Here are nine of the “hidden revenue killers,” according to the report: 1. Time-based billing complexity Unlike most specialties, anesthesia billing is time-based. Payers…

A medical group, its subsidiary and its former physician president will pay more than $60 million for allegedly submitting false diagnosis codes to inflate Medicare Advantage payments, according to a March 26 news release from the Justice Department.  What happened?…

Radiology was the highest-paid physician specialty in 2023, according to MedPAC’s March 13 report to Congress. Here’s the median annual compensation for physicians by specialty in 2023: