Malpractice premiums spiked in 2023, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report.
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Increased demand for colonoscopies has prompted healthcare leaders to hone preventive screening, service delivery and innovation strategies in recent years.1
On Aug. 16, Vice President Kamala Harris presented an economic platform for her first 100 days in office should she be elected president.
A prevalent issue in healthcare for several years has been increased strain on physicians, hospitals and other healthcare workers — and ASCs may be the solution.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has released an updated toolkit to combat the high incidence of medication errors in ambulatory care settings.
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While California has the most ASCs of any state, with 848 Medicare-certified facilities, West Virginia has the largest number of ASCs when compared to population size.
A patient has been sued by a collection agency after refusing to pay a bill from Pacific Rim Outpatient Surgery Center of Bellingham (Wash.), according to an Aug. 19 report from NPR.
A physician who was practicing in Salt Lake City has pleaded guilty to distributing oxycodone outside of medical practice in what the Justice Department called a "sex for scripts" scheme.
A Pennsylvania physician has agreed to pay $8,000 to resolve allegations he dispensed and distributed Schedule III and Schedule IV controlled substances without an effective prescription or a legitimate medical purpose.
The FTC's ban on noncompete agreements was struck down by a Texas federal judge Aug. 20, according to The Wall Street Journal.