Patsy Newitt

Around 36% of physicians earned income from an employment source outside of their practice in 2023, the highest number in five years, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report published Aug. 14. 

Santa Clara (Calif.) County will purchase HCA's San Jose, Calif.-based Regional Medical Center for $175 million. 

Consolidation and rising costs is making practicing independently less feasible for physicians. 

Here are five anesthesiologists in the headlines in the last month

Georgia could see the largest shortage of registered nurses by 2036, according to a report from a federal agency of HHS, the Health Resources and Services Administration.

A California physician was sentenced to 37 months for his role in a $2.8 million fraud scheme. 

Here are five of the many physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology: 

Here are five legislative moves and studies that are shifting colorectal cancer care:

Private equity has long shown interest in ASCs, but some industry leaders believe that heightened scrutiny of PE’s healthcare investments could dampen this trend.

Private equity firm TPG is one of the groups vying against UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum, to purchase Brentwood, Tenn.-based ASC operator Surgery Partners, Bloomberg reported Aug. 23.