Nancy Martin, 77, pleaded guilty to embezzling $3.1 million from her employers, Wichita, Kan.-based Emergency Services P.A. and Mid-Kansas Wound Specialists, the Justice Department said May 26.
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Four physicians who are seeking elective office:
Primary care physicians in the South and West regions of the U.S. had some of the highest increases in compensation from 2019 to 2021, according to the Medical Group Management Association's 2022 "Datadive Provider Compensation Report."
Former CEO and owner of Sarasota (Fla.) Pain Associates Steven Chun, MD, 59, was found guilty of a more than $4.5 million fentanyl kickback and bribery scheme, the Justice Department said May 24.
Surgeons across the country have varying pay depending on their compensation method and their practice's ownership, according to a May 2022 MGMA report.
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Surgeons across the country have seen rising compensation since 2019, according to a May 2022 MGMA report.
Physician-owned practices reported higher levels of productivity in collections and work relative value units, according to Medical Group Management Association's 2022 "Datadive Provider Compensation Report."
Understanding how to capitalize on the "power of patient choice" is critical for ASCs to stay in business, according to Joy Taylor, JD, COO of Axion Spine & Neurosurgery in Alpharetta, Ga.
Maine is the worst place in the U.S. for physicians to practice medicine in 2022, according to Medscape rankings released May 20.
Idaho is the best state to practice medicine in 2022, according to Medscape's rankings released May 20.