Author: Patsy Newitt

Healthgrades ranked the top hospitals for outpatient joint replacements in 2023, including one in New York City. 

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. 

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.