Author: Patsy Newitt

Private practice physicians are struggling to compete with the deep pockets of consolidated health systems. 

Here are 11 fraud suits involving physicians that Becker's reported on in March:

Being a private practice physician is a good fit for those looking to be their own boss and work with like-minded colleagues, the American Medical Association said in an April 3 blog post. 

Five physicians joined Becker's to give their biggest investment tips for 2023.

Private practice physicians are struggling as the physician workforce increasingly migrates to employed models. 

Carroll County, Ga.-based family medicine physician Brent Harris, MD, has been sentenced to 12 months of probation after illegally accessing medical records, HIPAA Journal reported March 31. 

Billings (Mont.) Clinic plans to cut $4.5 million monthly through cost-saving measures, including physician pay cuts up to 5 percent and suspensions of company contributions to employee retirement plans, MTN News reported March 31. 

Here are five private equity updates since Feb. 22:

Former St. Clair, Mich.-based physician Bernard Shelton, MD, was convicted for 21 counts of unlawful prescription drug distribution and a patient's overdose death, the Justice Department said March 31. 

Here are three major deals in March that ASC leaders need to know: