Author: Patsy Newitt

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. 

Here are three major payer moves and tendencies that have drawn gastroenterologists' interest in 2023:

Here are 10 thoughts shared with Becker's by ASC leaders that give key insight into the industry:

Here are three major updates since Nov. 17 from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, the largest ASC chain in the country. 

Shawna Alfano, MSN, RN, administrator and director of nursing of Walnut Creek, Calif.-based BASS Surgery Center, joined Becker's to discuss the biggest lesson her team learned this year. 

New York lawmakers on Dec. 12 sent a bill banning noncompete agreements to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature, lawfirm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart said in a Dec. 15 article in JDSupra. 

Taif Mukhdomi, MD, interventional pain physician at Pain Zero in Columbus, Ohio, joined Becker's to discuss the disruptor he will be eyeing in 2023.