According to the Physician Foundation's annual "Survey of America's Current and Future Physicians," 6 in 10 physicians and residents reported experiencing burnout, and 50% of respondents said healthcare consolidation is having a negative impact on their job satisfaction.
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Tennessee lawmakers are reviving an effort to address the state's anesthesia provider shortage after the previous effort died in committee earlier this year, the Public News Service reported Sept. 25.
Medicare expenditures in private equity-affiliated private practices were an average of 9.8% lower than for patients treated in hospital-affiliated practices in 2022, according to a recent study by Avalere and the American Independent Medical Practice Association.
A private ASC in Nacogdoches, Texas, closed its doors permanently in May, citing financial pressures, according to a May 10 report from The Daily Sentinel.
Cardiology has the lowest percentage of physicians in private equity-affiliated practices when compared to gastroenterology and orthopedics, according to a recent study by Avalere and the American Independent Medical Practice Association.
The clinic and home of a physician in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has been raided for an alleged pill mill, WDIV reported Sept. 24.
A former billing manager for AmSurg-affiliated Affiliated Endoscopy Services of Clifton (N.J.) has filed a lawsuit against the ASC alleging employment discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, according to court documents obtained…
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy will break ground on the Kathryn Ann Meinders Digestive Health Institute in Oklahoma City on Sept. 27, the state's first standalone medical center dedicated to digestive health.
Exton, Pa.-based US Digestive Health has signed a five-year contract with major payer Highmark Health, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
A former office manager and bookkeeper for a practice in Pawtucket, R.I., has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for misappropriating nearly $570,000 in medical funds and $11,000 in state benefits.