Monitoring cash flow, reviewing contracts and improving efficiency are a few strategies that ASC leaders are taking to guard against a potential recession. Six ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss their strategies. Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for…
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From inefficient OR time use to anesthesia costs, seven leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the most overlooked cost factors affecting ASCs’ financial situations. Editor’s note: These responses have been edited lightly for clarity and length. Question: What is the most…
As maintaining a private practice grows more challenging, identifying hidden costs is essential to protecting physician practices’ bottom lines. Medical Economics reported on 10 hidden costs hurting physician practices’ finances in an April 28 article: 1. Outdated EHR and technology:…
Healthcare is seeing a surge in entities pursuing opportunities arising from the transition from fee-for-service to value-based models, according to VMG Health’s 2025 Healthcare M&A Report, released on April 22. Here are 13 value-based care transactions shaping the industry, according…
Two former laboratory sales executives have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a physician kickback scheme, according to an April 29 news release from the Justice Department. What happened? Who else is involved?
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Sixty-two percent of physicians think that the profession is underpaid, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Physician Compensation Report,” published April 11. Medscape surveyed 7,322 physicians who responded between Oct. 3, 2024 and Jan. 15, 2025. Here are three more notes: 1.…
Following the closure of primary care group Anchor Medical Associations, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee brought forth several initiatives aimed to address provider shortages, low reimbursement rates and rising healthcare costs, The Newport Daily News reported April 29. Here are…
The American Medical Association is advocating for physician reimbursements to be tied to the Medicare Economic Index, a measure developed in 1975 to track annual changes in physicians’ operating costs, according to a recent report from the organization. Here are…
The former owner and operator of Pain Medicine of York (Pa.) was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $3 million in restitution for his role in a scheme involving medically unnecessary urine drug tests…
In the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, the American Medical Association is calling on Optum to adopt a more flexible approach to loan repayment for affected physicians. Here are five things to know: 1. On April 11, AMA CEO…