More hospitals are shuttering surgical services amid financial challenges amid soaring costs and declining reimbursements.
Patsy Newitt
The Department of Justice is doubling down on Stark law violations, with CMS settling a record-breaking total of $12.6 million in Stark law in 2023, a 552% increase from 2021.
The growing influence of nonclinical actors in healthcare has sparked concerns among physicians, as many feel that their autonomy has been significantly eroded over the past few decades.
Charlotte, N.C.-based independent practice Tryon Medical Partners finalized a deal with private equity firm TPG in September, six years after breaking away from Atrium Health, North Carolina Health News reported Oct. 9.
Here are five of the major joint ventures announced between health systems and ASC companies in 2024 so far:
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CVS Health, one of the biggest players in the battle to acquire physicians, is facing a possible split amid major financial struggles.
Amid the fallout from Hurricane Helene, hospitals across the nation are conserving IV fluids.
An emergency medicine physician from Annandale, Va., has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 7,000 oxycodone pills, 34,000 milliliters of hydrocodone-chlorpheniramine solution and 107,000 milliliters of promethazine-codeine solution.
Physicians are interested in leadership roles, but many do not have the business skills to support that ambition.
A physician in Landis, N.C., and his medical practice have agreed to pay $625,000 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act from their involvement in a laboratory kickback scheme.