Author: Patsy Newitt

Here are 10 numbers making physicians nervous:

Houston and its suburbs were named the best areas for inflation, according to WalletHub's Changes in Inflation by City report published Aug. 14. 

U.S. year-over-year inflation rate sits at 2.9% as of July 2024, slowing below 3% for the first time since March 2021, according to WalletHub's Changes in Inflation by City report published Aug. 14. 

The Florida Board of Medicine has placed a physician in Tampa, Fla., on probation following an administrative complaint at an ASC, Miami Herald reported Aug. 14. 

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of United Surgical Partners International,  is turning its focus to ASCs as it rapidly sells hospitals. 

The Department of Justice's recent complaint filed against Erlanger Health System and Medical Center for Stark law violations present several compliance concerns, according to an Aug. 14 report in JDSupra. 

Anesthesiology practices are facing a mounting provider shortage as reimbursements continue to decline, and many groups are looking to private equity for profitability. 

Optum's ASC arm, SCA Health, quietly purchased National Cardiovascular Partners from Fresenius Medical Care in December. 

An ophthalmologist and his Amsterdam, N.Y.-based practice must pay damages to an employee for illegal retaliation after the employee spoke out about COVID-19 protocol lapses.

Louisiana was named the worst state to live in, according to Wallethub's 2024 Best States To Live In, published Aug. 12.