Authorities evacuated dozens of people from a medical office building in Carmichael, Calif., on Feb. 8 due to an apparent equipment fire, according to a Feb. 8 report from the The Sacramento Bee.
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Malvern, Pa.-based Azura Vascular Care, which operates 70 outpatient clinics and ASCs across 25 states, was impacted by a cybersecurity incident.
Malpractice awards are getting higher and higher for physicians and hospitals nationwide, Medscape reported Feb. 2.
Forbes' annual "Decabillionare Dynasties" list recognizes families with a net worth of $10 billion or more, and the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker clan is among just 45 families in the U.S. that made the cut in 2024.
State laws surrounding noncompetes continue to evolve as federal regulation remains stagnant.
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Although the national average hourly pay for physician assistants is $60.23, that number can range from $69.90 to less than half that depending on the state one practices in, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.
Here are seven physicians who have been involved or are allegedly involved in five healthcare fraud cases reported by Becker's since Jan. 30:
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A 2021 interpretation of Stark law prohibits medication delivery from independent physician practices, which is in turn affecting patient care, according to a Jan. 30 report in JCO Oncology Practice written by three oncologists.
The median salary for nurses nationwide is $81,220, nearly $35,000 more than the median wage across all occupations in the U.S., according to a ranking from Vivian Health.