New York City-based Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital is delaying some procedures as a result of the global IT outage on July 19.

As many as nine out of 10 physicians say that prior authorization has a negative effect on patient outcomes, according to AMA’s survey of about 1,000 physicians nationwide.

The Department of Justice is doubling down on Stark law enforcement, with an uptick in complaints-in-intervention and Stark-related settlements, law firm Arnold & Porter wrote in an April blog post. 

Tampa, Fla.-based BayCare Medical Group has set an opening date of Aug. 10 for its new $325 million hospital, according to a July 18 BizJournals report. 

Certificate-of-need laws require healthcare providers and systems to get permission from the state before expanding or building new facilities, and they can be controversial among providers. They're particularly relevant for the ASC industry, as physicians and other players look to open more centers. 

An anesthesiologist in Oklahoma City, Okla., was convicted to up to 72 years in prison for stealing controlled substances, local Fox affiliate KOKH reported July 19.

As procedures continue to migrate to ASCs, a growing number of hospitals and health systems are prioritizing outpatient surgery ventures in 2024.

Here are three cardiologists that have made headlines this month, as reported by Becker's since July 2:

Two residents in Paterson, N.J., admitted to conspiring with a physician to distribute opioids without a legitimate medical reason. 

The highest-paid ophthalmologist in Oklahoma City earns $715,000 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $312,120 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Amazon is one of healthcare's biggest disruptors and one of the biggest players in the race to acquire physicians.

Claes Dohlman, MD, a former Boston-based Mass Eye and Ear ophthalmologist, has died at 101, according to a July 16 report from The Washington Post.

In March, the American Medical Association's immediate past president Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, underwent a colonoscopy at the Milwaukee (Wis.) VA Medical Center. 

Palo Alto, Calif.-based oncology company Guardant Health will pay $913,933 to settle allegations it violated Stark Law. 

Clearway Pain Solutions has signed a lease for 10,490 square feet of space at a medical office building in Timonium, Md., according to a July 18 report from The Maryland Daily Record.

Elective procedures at Boston-based Mass General Brigham were canceled July 17 due to a massive software outage that's affected other sectors globally, the hospital said.

Former employees with Optum and its provider subsidiaries began posting on social media beginning July 18 regarding another round of layoffs they say occurred across sectors of the company.

Healthcare as a whole is constantly evolving and shifting — and compensation is no different. Between federal policy updates, workforce changes and shifting care methods, pay among providers is always in flux.

A group of ASCs in New York City have partnered to form Surgical Solutions IPA, an independent practice organization.

On July 17, KENS5 reported on a woman who was taking Wegovy, a GLP-1, regularly for weight loss but was not made aware of the potential negative interactions leading up to a bronchoscopy.    Chaplain Treanor, the patient, went into her procedure having taken Wegovy days before, according to the report.    Ozempic is FDA-approved for diabetes treatment and Wegovy is FDA-approved for weight loss.