Author: Patsy Newitt

Medicare pay cuts are making it difficult for many smaller, independent physician practices to meet margins. 

More than 35 independent anesthesiologists have banded together to form Chicago Anesthesia Locums, a subgroup of Midwest Anesthesia Partners.

Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health is suing a former physician for allegedly not paying back overpayments for on-call services, the Indiana Business Journal reported April 4.

Independent physicians and ASCs are facing new market challenges as health systems continue to consolidate. 

Atmore (Ala.) Community Hospital will shutter its surgery department June 1. 

Here are three physicians suing their former employers since March 11:

 OakLeaf Medical Network, a physician-owned network based in Eau Claire, Wis., plans to open four clinics in Wisconsin following the closure of two hospitals.  

Shuttered Nampa, Idaho-based physician group Saltzer Health sold three facilities to Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System after the group was closed. 

ASCs are facing major obstacles to securing anesthesia coverage, and the decline in reimbursements is exacerbating the issue. 

Becker's has reported on four physician fraud cases totaling more than $15 million in the last two weeks: