From consolidation to noncompetes, six physician leaders recently joined Becker's to discuss the workforce trends that are concerning them.
Patsy Newitt
The gastroenterology industry continues to consolidate, with private equity-backed GI giants such as Miami-based Gastro Health and Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance scooping up physicians.
ASCs are increasingly looking to adopt robotic technology to aid in high-acuity, highly reimbursed orthopedic procedures.
Nine people have been charged in a healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme.
Five physician leaders joined Becker's to discuss the payer behavior they'd like to see changed in 2024.
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Hawaii is the state with the healthiest population, according to a Jan. 8 analysis from Forbes Advisor.
ASCs are known for their cost-saving potential when compared to hospital outpatient departments, according to data from medicare.gov.
A Kentucky couple has been sentenced to two years and 9 months in prison for conspiring to steal hydrocodone and oxycodone from a pharmacy to sell.
In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would ban noncompete contracts for full-time employees and independent contractors.
Federal prosecutors have dismissed healthcare fraud charges against former cardiologist Richard Paulus, MD, The Daily Independent reported Jan. 3.