Today's Top 20 Stories
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How the lowest-paid physician specialties have evolved in the last 5 years
For the last five years, the same five physician specialties have traded spots in the lowest-paying slots of Medscape's annual compensation report. -
3 home health providers to pay $4.5M to settle kickback allegations
Home health companies Guardian Health Care, Gem City Home Care and Care Connection of Cincinnati have agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle claims they provided kickbacks to physicians and assisted living facilities for Medicare referrals. -
Baptist Health cardiologist to retire after 34 years
Prabodh Mehta, MD, a longtime cardiologist at Baptist Health Medical Group Cardiology in Elizabethtown, Ky., will retire July 19 following 34 years in the field, according to a July 1 report from The News-Enterprise.
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Median physician practice expenses top $1M
Median monthly physician practice expenses exceeded $1 million for the first time in May, according to a report from Strata's Monthly Healthcare Industry Financial Benchmarks. -
3 medical office buildings changing hands in 1 week
The outpatient care industry has been active in 2024 with practice closures, clinics changing hands and the development of new centers. -
5 numbers on ASC consolidation
Nearly 2,000 ASCs are now partnered with a national operator — indicative of a shifting ownership landscape in the outpatient space. -
Dr. Jon Kobashigawa assumes presidency of the American Society of Transplantation
Jon Kobashigawa, MD, director of the heart transplant program at Cedars-Sinai, assumed the role of president of the American Society of Transplantation.
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Who's dominating the ASC market?
While independent ASCs have a steady hold on the market, with 68.1% of centers being freestanding, big chains continue to grow their market share as healthcare continues to consolidate. -
Supply chain job growth on the rise
As the healthcare industry continues to face pressures from a struggling global supply chain, job openings for supply chain professionals also continue to rise nationwide. -
10 states that will pay off medical school debt
The average U.S. medical student leaves college with $206,924 in loan debt, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. -
NYU Langone adds Florida cardiology group
New York City-based NYU Langone has added a cardiology group in Atlantis, Fla., to its care network.
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'The ASC shift is real': Zimmer Biomet's latest ASC play
As interest in ASCs grows among physicians, administrators and patients, health systems, corporate entities and private equity groups are venturing into the outpatient surgery sector. -
Why it makes sense to invest in an ASC
Several health systems and physicians have moved to enter the ASC market in 2024. Amid growing competition, being fiscally savvy has become increasingly important in the outpatient space. -
Where independent ASCs have an edge
Independent ASCs often struggle to compete with larger providers in securing lucrative contracts for reimbursements and supplies, but have a critical edge when it comes to recruitment. -
ASC patient experience scores hit 5-year high
Patient experience scores at ASCS hit a five-year high in 2023, according to a June 26 report from Press Ganey. -
Chicago physician pleads guilty to $2.4M fraud scheme
A physician in the Chicago suburbs has pleaded guilty to a $2.4 million healthcare fraud scheme of billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent services. -
The most affordable places to retire
Youngstown, Ohio, was ranked U.S. News & World Report's most affordable place to retire in 2024. -
Washington health system building $71M ASC, medical office building
Snoqualmie (Wash.) Valley Health is moving forward with plans to build a $71 million ASC and medical office building, according to a July 2 report from the Daily Journal of Commerce. -
3 gastroenterologist lawsuits in 1 year
Here are three legal battles involving gastroenterologists that Becker's has reported on in the last year: -
The EHR rollout omission to avoid
While 41% of physicians report feeling equally excited and terrified about artificial intelligence in medicine, it has important uses in the field, including performing the back-end work done by EHR software, the American Medical Association's immediate past president said.
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