Alfonso del Granado, administrator and CEO of Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Centers, joined Becker's to discuss what's making him nervous in the healthcare industry currently.
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Austin Cheng, CEO of New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center, is running to represent New York's 3rd Congressional District.
Seven physician leaders joined Becker's to discuss the biggest threats to physicians right now.
Forty-one percent of physician malpractice cases are dismissed, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Malpractice Report," published Oct. 26.
Online commerce giant and healthcare disruptor Amazon has made huge moves in healthcare recently.
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Here are five physician fraud suits Becker's has covered since Oct. 27:
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's third-quarter financial results were "unfavorably impacted" by its physician staffing joint venture, CEO Sam Hazen said during an Oct. 24 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha.
Physician-owned hospitals have recently been the target of resistance from major hospital groups as lawmakers push a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act's restrictions on POHs.
Medscape surveyed 3,037 physicians in its 2023 "Physicians and Malpractice Report," published Oct. 26.
Alexander Padilla has been charged with practicing medicine without a license after allegedly performing a botched breast surgery at a Houston-based plastic surgery center, ABC affiliate KTRK reported Oct. 27.