CMS is floating a 3.34 percent conversion factor decrease in its proposed 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule, and some leaders say this could be the final straw in recruiting young physicians.
Author: Patsy Newitt
The Texas Medical Association has for a third time won a legal challenge over the No Surprises Act.
Anesthesiologists are the slowest-growing physician specialty, according to projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Three hospitals have announced they are closing their emergency departments since May 2, pointing to a larger trend of hospitals ending services.
Healthgrades ranked the top hospitals for outpatient joint replacements in 2023, including one in New York City.
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New York City-based gastroenterologist Zhi Alan Cheng, MD, has been charged with 50 new counts in criminal court for drugging and sexually assaulting several women, including a patient, The New York Times reported Aug. 7.
Arnold, Md.-based physician Ron Elfenbein, MD, has been convicted for submitting more than $15 million in fraudulent claims for patients who received COVID-19 tests at his medical centers.
Healthgrades ranked the top hospitals for outpatient joint replacements in 2023, including two in Florida.
Chicago-based physician assistant Harry Przekop has been charged with fraudulently writing opioid prescriptions.
Physician owners earned around 11 percent more than non-owners, according to Medical Economics' 94th Physician Report released August 4.