Patsy Newitt

More than half of employed physicians are satisfied with their compensation, according to Medscape's 2022 "Employed Physicians Report."

Denton, Texas-based physician Stanley Charles Evans, MD, has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 12. 

Here are 10 of the biggest gastroenterology deals since Jan. 1:

Physician medical groups are increasingly consolidating, a trend exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to VMG Health's "Annual Healthcare M&A Report 2022." 

Despite increasing healthcare consolidation, the ASC industry has remained fragmented, independent surgery centers remaining in the majority as the driver of low costs. 

Here are four moves from CVS Health since Aug. 16:

In its 2022 "Employed Physicians Report," Medscape surveyed more than 1,350 physicians employed by healthcare organizations, hospitals, large group practices, clinics or other medical groups about their jobs.  

Anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz's, MD, license has been suspended following the investigation into the death of a fellow anesthesiologist and complications several patients suffered during routine surgeries at a Dallas ASC, CBS 11 reported Sept. 9. 

In 2021, physicians in physician-owned practices outproduced their hospital peers in six of the seven measured specialties, according to Medical Group Management Association's September 2022 report, "Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups."

Multispecialty practices made the most revenue per physician in 2021 compared with other physician practice sites, according to Medical Group Management Association's Sept. 2022 report, "Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups."