Author: Patsy Newitt

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group plans to continue its federal suit against Envision Healthcare despite the company filing for bankruptcy, KFF Health News reported May 12.

Rankings of each state's healthiest and unhealthiest county were released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in Madison. 

Eleven healthcare CEO's topped Equilar's list of the 100 top-paid CEOs of America's largest companies. 

Timothy Babineau, MD, principal at ECG Management Consultants, spoke with Becker's to discuss physicians' reimbursement concerns. 

Cardiology procedures are continuing to migrate to the ASC setting, leaders said at a March 22 California Ambulatory Surgery Association summit with payers and industry stakeholders. 

While the ASC industry as a whole has opportunity for growth, Raghu Reddy, chief administrative officer of Cumberland-based SurgCenter of Western Maryland, is concerned about the lack of accountability for payers. 

When deciding what to pay anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists, it is more important to assess what will keep anesthesiologists from leaving a group rather than relying solely on data, Rita Astani, president of anesthesia at RCM company Coronis…

Heather Lang Vass, RN, a nurse involved with a botched breast augmentation procedure at Divino Plastic Surgery Center in Bonita, Calif., has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, NBC San Diego reported May 16. 

A majority of physicians in seven specialties do not believe they are fairly compensated, according to Physicians Thrive's "2023 Physician Compensation Report."

Former Modesto, Calif.-based physician Sawtantra Chopra, MD, pleaded guilty to three counts of illegally prescribing opioids, the Justice Department said May 11.