Author: Patsy Newitt

Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Health is planning to sell or shut down by March 29.

A Florida physician has been convicted for unlawfully dispensing controlled substances. 

A New York man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for a Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment. 

Weston, Fla.-based Osmin Morales, MD, was found guilty of writing prescriptions for oxycodone, morphine and alprazolam for cash, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Jan. 18.  

Anthony Bevilacqua, MD, a surgeon at Suffolk, Va.-based Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, joined Becker's to discuss payer trends and how ASCs will be affected by a potential economic downturn. 

Here are seven stats to know about how physician pay stacks up compared to ASC leadership pay: 

Here are four anesthesiologists who have made headlines since Jan. 8:

From noncompete bans to pay cuts, here are three pieces of good news and three pieces of bad news facing physicians in 2024:

Many physicians have experienced challenges stemming from Stark law, which bans them from making referrals for Medicare-payable health services if the physician or immediate family member has a financial relationship with the entity. 

Earlier this year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would've banned noncompetes and added the state to a short list of those prohibiting noncompetes.