Here are five numbers that provide insights into the physician workforce:
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As financial challenges continue to plague health systems, it is becoming increasingly important for them to examine ways to be more cost efficient.
Private equity increases the cost of caring for patients in six major physician specialties, according to a July 10 report published by the American Antitrust Institute in partnership with the Petris Center and the Washington Center for Equitable Growth.
The FDA approved the Optilume BPH catheter system, a minimally invasive surgical therapy used for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms.
Shore Capital Partners is the largest healthcare private equity firm in the U.S. based on its number of physician deals executed between 2012 and 2021, according to a July 10 report published by the American Antitrust Institute in partnership with…
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Since 2011, Medtronic and its subsidiaries have paid more than $60 million in settlements related to kickback schemes and fraud claims, according to a July 12 report from CNBC.
Since 2020, the number of female physicians with a net worth of over $5 million has grown, while the number with a net worth under $500,000 has decreased, according to Medscape's yearly physician compensation reports.
A woman faces four felony counts after police say she offered "live blood analysis" procedures at a medical office building in Sarasota, Fla.
Santa Barbara-based Cottage Health Outpatient Surgery Center is the first health system in California's Central Coast region to use Focal One's noninvasive robotic high intensity focused ultrasound treatment for accurately targeting and ablating prostate tumors.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has a major stake in the ASC market and is continuing to see growth year over year.