Author: Patsy Newitt

Two Miami men were sentenced for a multistate scheme that used rural hospitals to bill for medically unnecessary urine drug testing. 

Four anesthesia practices are suing CMS and HHS, among other parties, alleging CMS' methodology for calculating reimbursements is illegal in its inclusion of costs associated with nonphysician practitioners. 

Here are five physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology through their use of technology, their research and other accomplishments:

Here are 10 ASC and practice closures that Becker's has reported on in 2023:

Sri Sundaram, MD, electrophysiologist at South Denver (Colo.) Cardiology Associates, joined Becker's to discuss why declining physician pay is the trend he's the most concerned about in 2023. 

For ASCs, providing anesthesia in 2023 was a huge obstacle amid provider shortages and declining reimbursements.   

Stark law, which prohibits physicians from making referrals for many Medicare-payable services to an entity if the physician or immediate family member has a financial relationship with it, has seen a year of changes and updates to policy exceptions and…

The five richest physicians are ending 2023 with a combined net worth of nearly $35 billion, according to Forbes' real-time net worth tracker. 

Greenwich, Conn.-based psychologist Michael Lonski, PhD, was sentenced to 27 months of imprisonment for operating a $2.6 million healthcare fraud scheme. 

Many healthcare leaders are worried about industry consolidation as physicians continue to opt for employed models over private practice.