Pittsburgh-based Penn Highlands Healthcare and several of its hospitals agreed to pay $735,000 to resolve False Claims Act and Stark Law infringement allegations.
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Nurse practitioners and physician assistants have both had an increase in median total compensation of at least 8% since 2019, according to a report from the Medical Group Management Association.
The highest-paid ophthalmologist in Cleveland earns $698,800 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $312,120 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Optum has spent $31 billion on acquisitions in the last two years, The Oregonian reported May 13.
Miami-based Gastro Health has named COO Alan Oliver as interim CEO of the company.
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Medical product manufacturer Medline has entered a vendor partnership with Lincoln, Neb.-based Urology, P.C., which operates an ASC, medical practice and oncology clinic.
Primary care physicians saw their pay jump more than 14% from 2019 to 2023, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Provider Compensation and Productivity Data Report" released May 28.
There are distinct differences between ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, and ASCs can leverage their benefits to recruit new staff.
Merck has reached a deal to purchase ophthalmology brand Eyebiotech for $1.3 billion, according to a May 29 report from The Wall Street Journal.