Author: Patsy Newitt

This year, three ASCs, two of which have been cleared for construction, faced opposition from a variety of players. 

The Medical Group Management Association recently released its report, "Patient Access and Value-based Outcomes Amid the Great Attrition," which details the revenue driven from value-based contracts in healthcare by specialty.  

Here are six healthcare updates from Amazon since Aug. 9: 

Eighty-one percent of physicians see their colleagues making inappropriate comments about themselves, friends or politics on social media, according to Medscape's 2022 "Physicians Behaving Badly" report.

Keith Jeffords, MD, has agreed to pay $100,000 and refrain from applying for a Drug Enforcement Administration registration for five years to resolve allegations that he issued prescriptions for controlled substances while his medical license was suspended, the U.S. Justice…

Most physicians attribute their colleagues' bad behavior to general personal arrogance, according to Medscape's 2022 "Physicians Behaving Badly" report.

For Greg Horner, MD, managing partner at Pleasanton, Calif.-based HealthPoint Ambulatory Surgery Co., 2008 was the heyday of the ASC industry despite the country's economic downturn.  

Drugstore and insurance company CVS Health has had a busy month as the company looks to enter the primary care market. 

Thomas Sachy, MD, who pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing drugs in 2021 is withdrawing his plea, The Macon Telegraph reported Aug. 18. 

Eighty-six percent of physicians have witnessed other physicians bully or harass clinicians or staff in the last five years, according to Medscape's 2022 report "Physicians Behaving Badly."