Ten hospitals and health systems have announced plans to close departments or end services in the last month.
Patsy Newitt
CommonSpirit Health's Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and Amazon's One Medical have inked a deal to allow CommonSpirit's specialists to provide care to Amazon's primary care patients, according to a Nov. 9 release from the health system.
Stark law settled a record-breaking $9.2 million in voluntary self-referral disclosure settlements in 2022, and many physician leaders have experienced obstacles stemming from Stark law policy.
Ninety-seven percent of providers' patients have received delays or denials for necessary care due to prior authorization requirements, according to the Medical Group Management Association's 2023 "Regulatory Burden Report."
AmSurg named Jeff Snodgrass as its new CEO after the ASC operator emerged under new ownership as a separate entity from its former parent company Envision, which filed for bankruptcy.
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A home healthcare worker based in San Antonio was sentenced to 10 years of probation and fined $200,000 for her role in a healthcare kickback scheme.
Two business owners have pleaded guilty to buying and selling fake physician orders used to obtain more than $1.5 million in fraudulent Medicare payments.
Four major private equity deals shook up healthcare in the third quarter, according to Provident's third-quarter "Mergers and Acquisitions Update" report.
Marsha Haley, MD, clinical assistant professor of radiation oncology at the University of Pittsburgh, joined Becker's to discuss the biggest threats to physicians and the effect of hospital closures.
Cardiology is one of the most "active and sought after areas within physician practice management," according to Provident's third-quarter "Mergers and Acquisitions Update" report.