Today's Top 20 Stories
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North American Partners in Anesthesia launches patient advocacy center
North American Partners in Anesthesia has launched a patient advocate center of excellence to deliver customer service to patients navigating anesthesia billing. -
New IBD drug trial underway at University GI
Some patients enrolled at Providence, R.I.-based University Gastroenterology have begun to see a clinical trial of ozaminod, 10 WJAR reported Oct. 8. -
'Nuclear verdicts' surge in ASC lawsuits
ASCs in recent years have seen an increase in "nuclear verdicts," when juries award more than $10 million, according to an Oct. 3 article from risk advisor company RCM&D.
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The 5 richest physician billionaires
The combined net worth of the five richest physician billionaires is $45.1 billion, according to Forbes' net worth tracker. -
20 hospitals with the highest GI procedure volume
Cleveland Clinic has the highest gastroenterology procedure volume, according to a recent report from Definitive Healthcare. -
40% of physicians feel no obligation to take Medicaid patients
About 40% of physicians believe practitioners have no obligation to take on Medicaid patients, according to the second part of Medscape's "Hot Topics in the Medical Profession Report 2024," published Oct. 9. -
The situations that justify a breach of patient confidentiality: Survey
Nearly half of physicians (49%) believe that it is acceptable to breach patient confidentiality in the name of protecting the help of others, according to the second part of Medscape's "Hot Topics in the Medical Profession Report 2024," published Oct. 9.
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Baptist Health Medical Group Gastroenterology relocates
Baptist Health Medical Group Gastroenterology & Urology is relocating to a new facility in Corbin, Ky., according to an Oct. 9 report from the Times-Tribune. -
HCA's leadership shakeup
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is one of the largest ASC operators in the country through HCA Surgery Ventures. -
Temple Health fights boosts CRC screenings with free at-home tests
Medical students and new physicians at Philadelphia-based Temple Health are trying to close the gap in CRC screening rates with a free, at-home test kit program, ABC 6 reported Oct. 8. -
Michigan physician pleads guilty to $400K insurance fraud scheme
Sylvan Lake, Mich., physician Rainna Furnari Brazil, DO, has pleaded guilty to eight felony counts of disability insurance fraud under an 11-month delayed sentence.
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3 ASC closures, bankruptcies in Q3
Here are three ASC closures and bankruptcies that Becker's reported on in the third financial quarter: -
Anesthesiologists to CMS: 'We want to be valued'
Anesthesiology faces numerous pressure points, including provider shortages and decreasing reimbursements. And, as private payers typically look to Medicare to determine their reimbursement rates, some look to CMS to change the course of consistent rate declines. -
What's new with Walgreens?
From clinic closures to false claims settlements, here are four updates from retail giant Walgreens since Sept. 4: -
16 hospitals, systems cutting pollutant anesthetic gas in 2024
According to Health Care Without Harm's 2019 Climate Footprint report, healthcare accounts for 8.5% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and 4.4% globally. -
5 numbers on anesthesiology pay
Here are five numbers showing the state of compensation for anesthesiologists, as reported by Becker's: -
5 private equity updates from Q3
Here are five transactions, legislative updates and other private equity updates in the ASC space from third quarter of 2024, as reported by Becker's: -
Physicians in hospital-owned practices aren't happy: 10 insights
Physicians working in hospital-owned practices are nearly three times more likely to report dissatisfaction compared to those in physician-owned practices, according to consulting firm Bain & Company’s Frontline of Healthcare Survey, highlighted in an October blog post. -
Shared decision-making in CRC screenings after 75: 10 things to know
Physician training in shared decision-making did not increase the proportion of older adults receiving their preferred CRC screening, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 3. -
3 major false claims cases and what they mean for fraud crackdown
From Stark law violations to the overturning legal precedents, several significant legal developments occurred within healthcare fraud enforcement in the third quarter of 2024.
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