Patsy Newitt

From provider shortages to declining reimbursements, here are 10 numbers making anesthesia providers nervous:

Anesthesiologists made on average $472,000 in 2023, a 5% increase from the year prior, according to Medscape's 2024 "Anesthesiologist Compensation Report" published in May. 

The New York state budget for 2024 to 2025 includes new legal requirements for physician billing, The National Law Review reported Sept. 13. 

Boston area clinics are seeing a surge in patient volume after financially troubled Steward Health Care closed its Dorchester, Mass.-based Carney Hospital, WCVB 5 reported Sept. 13. 

Saginaw Township, Mich.-based Women's OB-GYN will permanently close after 74 years, according to a letter posted on the practice's website. 

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has terminated a physician's staff membership and clinical privileges following allegations regarding misconduct towards patients, the health system confirmed to Becker's.

Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Urgent Care, a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, will acquire 10 urgent care centers in Arizona. 

A district court has ruled that a false claims lawsuit filed against Thomas Health System cannot be resolved without parties' briefs on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent overturning of the Chevron deference, according to court documents obtained by Becker's. 

Physicians spend an average of 5.8 hours of electronic documentation and coding for every eight hours scheduled for patient care, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. 

Walgreens has agreed to pay $106.8 million to resolve allegations it billed Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs for prescriptions it never dispensed.