Author: Francesca Mathewes

A Florida surgeon's license has been suspended after he dissected the wrong organ during what was supposed to be a splenectomy Aug. 21, resulting in the patient's death, the Miami Herald reported Sept. 26. 

Escondido, Calif.-based Graybill Medical Group and Palomar Health, which merged in 2020 to form Palomar Health Medical Group,will split following a cyberattack, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Sept. 25. Here are nine things to know:

Here are five updates on Aetna in September, as reported by Becker's:

As new quality indicators surrounding colonoscopies are introduced, the onus to meet the new guidelines will fall on individual gastroenterologists. 

On Sept. 24, CMS issued a final ruling to address "significant, anomalous and highly suspect" billing activity on the Medicare Shared Savings program to mitigate financial impacts for Accountable Care Organizations. 

While private payers often reimburse at higher rates than Medicare, physicians and their employers still want better relationships with them, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician-Private Payer Relationship Report."

Ra Medical Systems and affiliated physicians will pay over $8 million across three settlements to resolve allegations that they colluded in a kickback scheme related to Ra Medical's Dabra laser. 

Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Ore., is welcoming two new doctors to its cardiology and emergency departments.

Here are five studies examining the costs and risks associated with physician acquisitions and practice consolidations:

Cardiology is one of healthcare's fastest growing specialties. Here are five studies affecting the specialty right now: