Patsy Newitt

Four physicians joined Becker's to discuss the Stark law trends they are eyeing. 

Joplin, Mo.-based pain management physician Heather Stelling, MD, was convicted for healthcare fraud and must pay $146,026 to Medicare and Medicaid, the Joplin Globe reported Sept. 15. 

Morgantown, W.V.-based physician David Anderson, MD, has been charged with filing a false tax return. 

Moberly, Mo.-based physician Justin Lamonda, MD, was sentenced to 22 months of prison and must pay $537,332 for falsely using his father's name to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services. 

Twenty-three percent of residents expect to become a practice owner or partner, according to Medscape's 2023 "Resident and Salary Debt Report."

Resident salary has jumped 21.7 percent since 2015, according to Medscape's 2023 "Resident and Salary Debt Report."

Here are three hospitals closing departments or ending services since Sept. 1:

Here are three pieces of good news and three pieces of bad news for physicians:

Oliver Street Dermatology, a Texas management company that operates dermatology practices, ASCs and pathology laboratories, has agreed to pay $8.9 million to settle self-reported allegations that it violated Stark law. 

In August, former Optum employees took to social media about a number of layoffs that allegedly occurred across the company.