Armand Ntchana, an advanced practice registered nurse and owner of multiple healthcare entities, agreed to pay more than $614,427 to resolve allegations that he submitted false claims, according to an Aug. 12 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
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Academic physicians across specialties earn less than their non-academic counterparts, according to a blog post from Marit Health, a salary transparency platform for physicians and advanced practice providers. The post notes that academic roles often come with non-monetary perks, including…
A family medicine physician and his Takoma, Md.-based practice will pay $1.4 million to settle allegations that he submitted false claims, the Justice Department said in an Aug. 12 news release. What happened?
Eighty one percent of physicians say reimbursement policy has been a factor in the decline of independent practices, according to Doximity’s Physician Compensation Report 2025. The report analyzed about 230,000 survey responses collected over the past six years, including input…
Physician pay can vary widely depending on specialty, and whether they work in an academic or non-academic setting, according to survey data from Marit Health, a salary transparency platform for physicians and advanced practice providers. Here’s a breakdown of median…
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On July 15, CMS released its proposed rules for 2026, which included the addition of nearly 300 new procedures to the covered procedures list for ASCs. As the announcement paves the way for a new wave of procedure migration, ASC…
A federal district court in Ohio has refused to dismiss two whistleblower lawsuits accusing TriHealth of violating the Stark law, Anti‑Kickback Statute and False Claims Act, according to July 28 court documents accessed by Becker’s What happened? “The US Attorney’s…
The Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., metropolitan area has the lowest average compensation for physicians, according to Doximity’s “Physician Compensation Report 2025.” Doximity examined data from about 230,000 survey responses over the past six years, including responses from 37,000 U.S. physicians in…
A physician practice operator and a now-shuttered ASC have agreed to pay $847,394 to resolve allegations of submitting false claims, the Department of Justice said in a July 30 news release. What happened?
The CEO and medical director of Fast Lab Technologies have been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a $500 million scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare and other insurers by billing for COVID-19 testing services that were never provided, the Justice Department…