Author: Patsy Newitt

Frankfort, Ky.-based physician assistant Shelebra Bartley, who operated out of Bartley Medical Weight Loss, has been barred from prescribing or administering controlled substances from her practice, Mountain Top Media reported July 24. 

Physician staffing firms have been hit by economic pressure and high margins, causing one to file for bankruptcy and another to shut down. 

Here are four Stark law changes Becker's has reported on since Feb. 15:

Josh Troast, director of ambulatory surgical services for Muskegon (Mich.) Surgical Associates, joined Becker's to discuss what ASCs need to thrive in the next five years. 

Harry Severance, MD, adjunct assistant professor at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine, joined Becker's to discuss what young physicians need to know. 

CMS pitched a 2.8 percent average rate increase for ASCs next year, and many leaders feel the move isn't enough to offset increasing costs. 

A federal court jury has acquitted Paintsville, Ky.-based physician Loey Kousa, MD, on nine charges he faced accusing him of healthcare fraud and illegal prescription, the Lexington Herald Leader reported July 20. 

Certified registered nurse anesthetists earn substantially more than their advanced practice registered nurse peers, according to Medscape's 2022 report on APRN compensation. 

Here are four anesthesiologists or anesthesia-related stories since June 28: 

Fort Worth, Texas-based physician assistant Ray Shoulders has been charged with healthcare fraud after allegedly injecting amniotic fluid into patients' joints in an attempt at pain management.