Charles Hatfield, the former CEO of Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital, has pleaded guilty to stealing hospital money for personal use.
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Primary care physicians in the West saw a 15.1% increase in pay from 2019 to 2023, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Provider Compensation and Productivity Data Report."
Michigan urogynecologist Husam Abed, MD, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for practicing medicine without a license.
The medical and surgical supply costs faced by practices per full time physician employee has increased by 82% in a 10-year span, according to a report released in May by the Medical Group Management Association.
From financial challenges, state law violations and reimbursement issues, many factors can contribute to hospitals shutting down.
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General surgery is the ASC specialty that saw the highest pay jump between 2019 and 2023, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Provider Compensation and Productivity Data Report" released May 28.
Becker's has reported on three health systems in May that have either resolved or are facing Stark law allegations.
Zimmer Biomet partnered with CBRE Group to develop orthopedic ASCs as part of a larger plan toward above-market growth, the devicemaker said May 29.
As we approach the halfway mark of 2024, executives share the biggest investment they will make this year.
A Michigan physician was sentenced to five years in prison and must pay more than $1.9 million for a $5 million fraud scheme involving unnecessary sinus surgeries.