Minneapolis-based Provation has launched iPro Lite, a mobile anesthesia information management solution for anesthesia groups and perioperative teams in outpatient settings. The platform aims to replace paper-based workflows by automating charge capture, reducing claim denials and streamlining documentation. It also…
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Here are five stats on cardiologists’ compensation and productivity in the last year: 1. Cardiologists saw a 4% decline in compensation from 2023 to 2024, with their annual pay dropping from $525,000 to $506,000, according to Medscape’s “Cardiologist Compensation Report…
Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health Cardiology has opened two new office locations in South Carolina. The organization expanded its network with practices in Andrews and Hemingway, S.C., according to a Jan. 8 news release from Tidelands Health. In addition, Tidelands Health…
The sale-leaseback of Wiles Eye Center in St. Joseph, Mo., has been completed, according to a Jan. 14 news release from CREG | Healthcare, who represented the seller. The transaction used a 10-year sale-leaseback structure, allowing the physician owner to…
A Maryland man was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for leading a scheme that used stolen physician identities to submit thousands of fraudulent e-prescriptions for controlled substances, according to a Jan. 14 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s…
In November, CMS finalized its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule for 2026, which included the addition of 573 codes to the ASC Covered Procedures List. This was a huge win for the Ambulatory…
Outpatient imaging operator Lumexa Imaging Holdings’ recent debut on the Nasdaq Global Select Market spotlights growing investor interest in lower-cost imaging outside the hospital setting, according to a recent VMG Health blog post. Here are nine things to know: 1.…
In 2025, Becker’s reported at least 20 hospitals, health systems and healthcare organizations seeking or exiting bankruptcy protection. The trend follows a notable warning sign for physicians — physician practice bankruptcy filings hit a six-year high in 2024, according to…
Andover (Mass.) Eye Associates experienced a data security incident that impacted about 1,600 patients, according to a Jan. 12 report from The HIPAA Journal. An unauthorized actor gained access to two employee email accounts and certain emails on the accounts…
The Business Corner is a bimonthly column by Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of St. Louis-based Atlas Surgical Group. This is the second installment. Over the last few months, I have noticed a subtle but important discussion in the hallways of…