Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Oregon physician clinic to close

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Legacy Medical Group Wooburn (Ore.) Clinic will permanently close Dec. 31, The Lund Report said Oct. 15.  

  2. Physicians file $4.5M suit against Samaritan Health Services, allege retaliation

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Two surgeons have filed a whistleblower complaint against Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services, according to an Oct. 15 item in The Lund Report . 

  3. What's next for noncompete agreements?

    Francesca Mathewes -
    In August, the FTC's ban on noncompete agreements was struck down by a Texas federal judge. 

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  1. CRNA workforce by the numbers

    Francesca Mathewes -
    There are currently 65,745 active certified registered nurse anesthetists in the United States, according to Medicus' 2024 white paper on the anesthesia provider shortage. 

  2. 'If you're not good, you sink': Do independent physicians have an edge?

    Patsy Newitt -
    The number of employed physicians is skyrocketing, and many leaders are concerned about how this workforce evolution will affect care quality.

  3. Arizona ASC files suit accusing Aetna of 'serially' denying reimbursements

    Patsy Newitt -
    Phoenix-based Fortitude Surgery Center has filed a lawsuit against Aetna, alleging violations of federal retirement income policy by denying claims for medically necessary services, according to court documents obtained by Becker's. 

  4. AdventHealth opens Georgia cardiology clinic

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    AdventHealth Medical Group opened a cardiology clinic in Chatsworth, Ga.

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  1. State's largest ASC opening in New York

    Claire Wallace -
    A $30 million "smart" ASC is poised to open in Amherst, N.Y., Oct. 24, capping a five-year construction project, according to an Oct. 17 report from Buffalo Business First. 

  2. Northwestern Medicine gets green light $95M medical office building

    Claire Wallace -
    Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine's Northwestern Hospital Huntley (Ill.) has earned approval for a new medical office building, according to an Oct. 16 report from Shaw Local News Network.

  3. 3 federal moves to address rural healthcare gap

    Francesca Mathewes -
    More than three-quarters of U.S. rural counties are designated health professional shortage areas, and rural Americans are less likely to have insurance coverage and more likely to longer to access healthcare.

  4. Few malpractice cases swing in plaintiff's favor: 8 things to know

    Francesca Mathewes -
    In 57% of the most serious malpractice cases, physicians reported receiving favorable outcomes due to dismissals or verdicts, according Medscape's "The Rising Price of Risk Management: Physicians and Malpractice Report 2024." 

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  1. Amid Walgreens and CVS Health closures, major retail chains face headwinds 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Both Walgreens and CVS Health have recently announced plans to shutter locations and lay off employees, further evidence of the changing landscape in the retail pharmacy space. 

  2. 8 gastroenterology malpractice cases to know

    Patsy Newitt -
    Although gastroenterologists are not common defendants in medical malpractice lawsuits, some cases over the last 10 years have resulted in multimillion-dollar settlements, according to a blog post from law firm Miller & Zois. 

  3. Minnesota ASC property sells for $72M

    Claire Wallace -
    A healthcare real estate firm has paid $72 million for a three-building, 201,000-square-foot outpatient medical center in Plymouth, Minn., in one of the biggest local medical office sales ever, according to an Oct. 16 report from Finance & Commerce.

  4. Virtuous Health Centers rebuilds Arizona ASC

    Claire Wallace -
    Phoenix-based Virtuous Health Centers has undergone a $3.2 million build-out at its ASC in Tempe, Ariz., according to an Oct. 17 report from the Phoenix Business Journal.

  5. Father-son cardiology practice relocates

    Claire Wallace -
    Father-son cardiology duo Saadi Albaghdadi, MD, and Ali Albaghdadi, MD, have relocated their Clinton, Iowa-based clinic, according to an Oct. 14 report from the Clinton Herald.

  6. 5 things gastroenterologists need to know about malpractice 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Compared to other specialists, gastroenterologists are less commonly defendants in medical malpractice cases, according to a blog post by law firm Miller & Zois. 

  7. Anesthesiologist shortage grows more dire: 5 new insights

    Patsy Newitt -
    There will be a projected shortage of 6,300 anesthesiologists by 2036, according to a 2024 Medicus white paper. 

  8. CardioOne adds DeepScribe's AI technology

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    CardioOne has teamed up with DeepScribe to integrate DeepScribe's artificial intelligence program.

  9. Houston man convicted in $160M Medicare fraud scheme

    Francesca Mathewes -
    A Houston man has been convicted of Medicare fraud in a scheme to fraudulently bill for expensive topical creams after a 10-day trial. 

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