Author: Francesca Mathewes

Physician incentives have long served as a way to improve patient outcomes and manage costs. But, a Dec. 3 article by the Association for Physician Leadership reportedly found several things that systems can do to improve the design of their…

While a majority of older adults agree that guidelines limiting colorectal cancer screenings after 75 are acceptable, a strong minority disagreed, according to a recent cross-sectional study conducted by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and reported by MedPage…

Cape Gastroenterology Specialists, an affiliate of St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., has hired Michele Tanz, DNP, to its specialist team. 

Plaza College in New York City has opened a new $1 million certified surgical technologist medical simulation operation room, QNS reported Dec. 3.  

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., will face allegations that it breached an anti-solicitation clause brought by American Anesthesiology of Syracuse, PC, an affiliate of North American Partners in Anesthesia, the largest anesthesia provider in North America, Bloomberg…

Sam Hazen, CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, discussed his and HCA's strategies and approaches to AI and other technologies innovating healthcare in an Oct. 1 episode of 3 Takeaways, a podcast hosted by Lynn Thomas. 

A Florida physician assistant pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of $7.3 million.

Atlanta-based American Health Imaging and its former founder and CEO, Scott Arant, have agreed to pay the U.S. and the state of Georgia $5,250,000 to resolve kickback and false claims allegations.

Westwood, N.J.-based Pascack Valley Medical Group has added Scott Lippe, MD, to its Pascack Valley Medical Center team.

Here are three recent updates on prior authorization for ASC physicians and leaders to know: