Corporatization has emerged as a common phrase to describe the heightened levels of corporate ownership and consolidation of healthcare practices in the U.S. While there is no one metric to quantify this term, here are 10 new data points, legislative…
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A physician in Illinois has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent and unnecessary services. Mona Ghosh, MD, owned and operated a medical clinic in Hoffman Estates, Ill., specializing in obstetrics and…
As the healthcare landscape evolves, ASCs are navigating a complex payer environment characterized by rising costs, shifting reimbursement structures and increasing demands for data-driven value. Here are five major payer trends disrupting the ASC industry today. 1. Rise in direct-to-employer…
The U.S. physician workforce is under growing pressure from multiple directions — economic uncertainty, burnout, declining autonomy and policy shifts. A recent wave of data reveals concerning trends that are leaving many physicians alarmed about the future of their profession.…
Several hospitals across the U.S. have had to postpone surgeries this year amid anesthesia staffing challenges and contract disputes with anesthesia providers. Here are three systems that have delayed procedures in 2025: 1. Corewell Health West Michigan (Grand Rapids, Mich.)…
Cam Patterson, MD, chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, is stepping down as leader of the academic health sciences university. Dr. Patterson, a cardiologist by trade, began his chancellorship in June 2018. He will…
The University of Miami Health System UHealth cardiology program has added UHealth Doral, a new cardiology clinic. Ralph Nader, MD, a cardiologist with more than three decades of experience, will provide care at the practice in Doral, Fla., according to…
Stamford, Conn.-based ReFocus Eye Health has partnered with Atlantic Retina Center, which has six locations across Maryland and Delaware. Atlantic Retina Center was founded in 2004 and treats diseases of the retina, vitreous and macula of the eye, according to…
In a June 10 Medscape article, Shawn Martin and Patricia Turner, MD, detail how the current Medicare physician payment system adversely affects both physicians and the patients they serve. The authors argue that while short-term boosts to reimbursement are being…
A Great Neck, N.Y.-based gastroenterologist has been charged with grand larceny for allegedly collecting more than $100,000 in Social Security Disability and Early Retirement benefits while continuing to work and bill Medicare, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said in…