A new surgery center in Ames, Iowa, has earned a three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, allowing the facility to begin scheduling patients. The surgery center, which is a partnership between Mary Greeley Medical Center and…
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Five leaders in anesthesia recently joined Becker’s to discuss things that are and are not working in the world of anesthesia. Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length. What is working: Steve Wilstead, CRNA. University Medical…
Two physicians in California agreed to settlements to resolve allegations relating to a fraud scheme that caused the false claims to Medicare. Zachary Lipman, MD, of Chico, Calif., paid $290,000 and Michael Woo-Ming, MD, of Murrieta, Calif., agreed to pay…
On March 21, the National Resident Matching Program released statistics for the 2025 match cycle, which began March 17. Of 43,237 total open positions, 94.1% have been filled in 2025. In addition, a majority of anesthesiology residency positions have also…
The highest-paid cardiologist in Columbus, Ohio, earns $925,000, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $423,250 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are the salaries the five…
A new study has found that physicians in Illinois have the highest malpractice payments in the country, The Center Square reported March 21. Using data from the National Practitioner Data Bank, researchers from Noll-Law.com found that the average payment in…
Here are three updates on physicians facing in lawsuits since March 13, as reported by Becker’s: 1. An Iowa appeals court has sided with Matthew Kettman, MD, after he was sued for defamation by a former Cedar Falls police officer…
Here are nine recent updates in the technological, clinical, legal and business aspects of the anesthesia industry: Technology and clinical care 1. As the demand for outpatient procedures increases and anesthesia care expands beyond the traditional operating room setting, anesthesia…
Extracapsular cataract removal with intraocular lens implantation is the most commonly billed Medicare procedure at ASCs, according to the latest report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. Here are the 20 most commonly billed ASC procedures and their percentage of…
An Iowa appeals court has sided with a physician who was sued for defamation by a former Cedar Fall police officer who resigned amid a prescription painkiller investigation, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported March 20. What happened?