In the last month, Becker's has reported on at least three physicians who have come under fire for illegally prescribing drugs.
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Physicians are baffled by Medicare's physician fee schedule proposed rule for 2023, which would reduce the conversion factor by 4.42 percent to $33.08 and potentially decrease older adults' access to care.
Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center has agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated physician self-referral laws, the U.S. Justice Department said July 7.
Some of the bureaucratic red tape that Pennsylvania surgery centers face will be stripped away once Gov. Tom Wolf signs legislation two years in the making, wearecentralpa.com reported July 7.
A Rockland, N.Y.-based physician has blamed his bankruptcy on Fidelis Care health insurance and Spring Valley, N.Y.-based Refuah Health Center, Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals reported June 7.
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Physician practice owners work, on average, two more hours a week than non-owners, according to Medical Economics' "2022 Physician Report" released June 18.
A Raleigh, N.C.-based CEO of two companies pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare of more than $17 million, the U.S. Justice Department said July 6.
While 30 percent of specialist physicians recently invested in a stock or company that turned out badly, others made more drastic investment choices, according to Medscape's "Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2022."
Ormond Beach-based Florida Urology Center and Physicians Ambulatory Surgery Center has partnered with U.S. Urology Partners.
Amid a rapidly changing healthcare ecosystem, ASC execs are examining these four issues to prepare for the future.