Iowa House lawmakers have passed a bill that would prohibit noncompete agreements in employment contracts for physicians employed by the University of Iowa Health Care. The legislation passed the chamber with a 70-19 vote. Representative Ann Meyer, a Republican from…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System relocated five specialty practices and began seeing patients at the new medical office building location Feb. 26, the Observer-Dispatch reported Feb. 26. The practices include MVHS Advanced Endoscopy Group; MVHS Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery…
Casey Means, MD, appeared before the Senate Feb. 25 in a long-awaited confirmation hearing for her nomination as surgeon general, NBC News reported Feb. 25. Here are eight things to know about Dr. Means and the hearing: 1. Dr. Means…
Several states are evaluating changes to their certificate-of-need laws and they look to balance the development and expansion of new healthcare services while avoiding repeated services and managing costs for patients. Here are three states with active proposals to change…
Private equity has become a flashpoint in healthcare as clinicians, administrators, politicians and patients respond to increased consolidation efforts throughout healthcare. In a viewpoint published Feb. 25 by CT Mirror, author Aashka Shah, MD, a resident at New Haven, Conn.-based…
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Several trends in medical billing have emerged in the wake of the No Surprises Act, which was first implemented in 2022, a recently released report by HHS found. In its third report on analyzing the impact of the NSA, HHS…
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has performed the first known atrial leadless pacemaker implants in patients with lateral tunnel Fontan circulation and extracardiac Fontan, According to a Feb. 25 news release, Daniel Cortez, MD, PhD, an adult congenital cardiologist and…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has become the sole owner of the Surgery Center of Lancaster (Pa.). According to a Feb. 11 news release, Penn State took over the ASC Jan. 1. Previously the health system held 60% majority ownership…
Independent practices are rapidly disappearing as hospitals and corporate entities accelerate acquisitions across the U.S. Between 2019 and 2023, the share of independent physician practices owned by hospitals, health systems or other corporate entities jumped from 39% to 59%. Over…
Inflation remains one of the biggest concerns for ASC and physician practice leaders as costs from everything from supplies to real estate continue to rise at a rate faster than that of reimbursement increases. Inflation, measured by the Consumer Price…