Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Ga. will transition from a full hospital to an Ambulatory Care Center, Fox 54 News reported May 4. The transition, which has been formally communicated to Congress, will result in the permanent closure…
Author: Patsy Newitt
Three physician practices announced or completed closures within the past month, the latest sign of mounting financial pressure on physician groups across the country. The wave follows a turbulent stretch for physician practice finances. Bankruptcies climbed to their highest level…
Selling an ASC has never been more complex, according to an April 23 blog post from VMG Health, and the difference between a premium valuation and a disappointing one often comes down to a handful of mistakes. Here’s what ASC…
A Jacksonville, Fla.-based multispecialty physician practice is facing a potential class action lawsuit following a November 2025 data breach, according to a May 3 news release. Florida Physician Specialists discovered its network was accessed by an unauthorized third party between…
A La Habra, Calif.-based mobile PET scan provider has agreed to pay more than $8.3 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of paying illegal kickbacks to referring cardiologists, the Justice Department said in a May 1 news release. Between…
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Benjamin Stein, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and co-founder and chairman of Bethesda, Md.-based Capital Surgical Solutions, told Becker’s that technology can move the needle at ASCs, but cautioned that much of what’s being marketed to ASCs today doesn’t clear that…
From six-figure mortgages to medical school loans they’re still paying off years into their careers, physicians carry a surprisingly heavy financial load, even as most say they feel confident in how they’re managing it, according to Medscape’s 2026 “Physician Wealth…
The work relative value unit model was designed to standardize how physician labor gets measured and paid. Decades later, the data suggests it has struggled to keep pace with the realities of modern practice. Here are six stats that capture…
Janet Carlson, RN, spent years watching surgeons struggle, not with patient care, but with everything around it. “I saw incredibly talented surgeons weighed down by operational inefficiencies, regulatory hurdles, staffing issues and financial blind spots,” Ms. Carlson, a veteran registered…
A Naples, Fla., allergist and immunologist has been named in a federal civil complaint alleging he falsified patient diagnoses to obtain Medicare coverage for immune globulin treatments, the Justice Department said in an April 30 news release. Kevin Rosenbach, MD,…