Patients who had an appendectomy for acute appendicitis had a 58% lower relative risk of a later colorectal cancer diagnosis than similar patients treated with antibiotics alone, according to new research set to be presented at the American College of…
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Anesthesia groups are increasingly insisting on contracts built on revenue guarantees. The share of ASCs expecting to pay anesthesia stipends jumped from 28% in 2024 to 44% in 2025, according to a VMG Health report, a 57% increase in a…
For ASC owners, many of whom run their practices as small businesses, a new ranking of the best U.S. states for business owners offers a useful benchmark for where the economic, regulatory and workforce environment is most favorable. Washington took…
A Las Vegas physician has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud and identity theft charges tied to a scheme in which she billed Medicaid and Medicare for services she could not have performed because she was traveling abroad, 8 News Now…
The U.S. is projected to be short 6,300 anesthesiologists by 2036 and 12,500 CRNAs by 2033, according to a 2025 Medicus Healthcare Solutions white paper, and the strain is not spread evenly. Here are five groups absorbing much of the…
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Becker’s has tracked 62 hospital and health system job cut announcements so far in 2026, as of Sept. 24. Many target nonclinical and administrative roles, with systems citing lower reimbursement, rising labor and supply costs and the need to realign…
Eleven physician specialties report a median continuing medical education allowance of $5,000 a year, according to a Sept. 24 analysis from clinician salary and job listing platform Marit. The analysis draws on salary submissions from 22,647 physicians and 8,405 advanced…
A Florida physician has been sentenced to probation for his role in a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary genetic testing and durable medical equipment. Simon Grinshteyn, MD, was sentenced Sept. 22 in federal court in Boston to four…
As anesthesia stipends climb, some ASC leaders are taking the bill to the payer negotiating table. Their argument is that payers who benefit from moving cases to a cheaper site of service should also pay for the anesthesia coverage that…
Median total clinical compensation rose 4.3% in 2025, according to AMGA’s 2026 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. Surgical specialties had the slowest growth of any group, according to a Sept. 17 summary of the data from compensation platform Marit.…