Author: Francesca Mathewes

Physician pay went up across specialties in 2023, according to the 2024 "Physician Report" from Medical Economics. 

Malpractice premiums spiked in 2023, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report. 

In 2021, the official recommended age for screening colonoscopies was decreased from 50 to 45. But with colorectal cancers on the rise in younger populations, some gastroenterologists are asking if further recommendations to colonoscopy procedures are on the horizon. 

On Aug. 16, Vice President Kamala Harris presented an economic platform for her first 100 days in office should she be elected president. 

Physicians often straddle the line between roles in a practice as both employees and the central drivers of income for that business. This makes conversations around investment, growth and regulatory compliance potentially complicated, according to an Aug. 19 blog post…

Birmingham-based Alabama Cardiovascular Group filed a report with HHS confirming that 280,000 individuals were impacted by a data breach, TechTarget reported Aug. 20. 

The shortage of anesthesia providers has plagued healthcare across the country, driven by ongoing issues on the supply and demand ends of the spectrum.

Between 2019 and 2023, 65% of acquired physician practices were purchased by private equity. The second-most-prolific acquirers were physician medical groups, which purchased 14% of private practices, according to data from the American Hospital Association. 

Healthcare tech company Siemens Healthineers received FDA clearance for its Acuson Origin, a dedicated cardiovascular ultrasound system powered by artificial intelligence features. 

A jury in Portland, Ore., has awarded over $24.6 million to the family of a patient who died during a colonoscopy in 2018, reported Law360 Aug. 19.