Author: Patsy Newitt

Higher overhead is the top reason finances worsened for physicians in 2023, according to Medical Economics' 94th Physician Report released August 4. 

Paperwork burdens are the biggest issue facing physicians, according to Medical Economics' 94th Physician Report released August 4. 

Here are six hospitals closing departments or ending services since June 30:

Healthgrades ranked the top hospitals for outpatient joint replacements in 2023, including three in Texas. 

Here are five physician fraud cases Becker's reported on in July:

Stewart Wilkey, DO, family medicine physician at Oceanside, Calif.-based Waring Court Pediatric and Adult Medical Group, joined Becker's to discuss the dangers of declining physician pay.

Here are nine financial notes from three of the largest ASC chains for the second quarter of 2023:

The New York Department of Health has banned Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based psychiatrist Sameh Wahba, MD, from seeing female patients and prescribing controlled substances in the state, the Miami Herald reported Aug. 3. 

Kevin Murphy, MD, an oncologist who accused UC San Diego of retaliation, has been awarded more than $39.5 million, The San Diego Union Tribune reported Aug. 2. 

Texas is an ASC hotspot — the state has the third most ASCs in the country, according to the most recent data from CMS.