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Surgeon sells Arkansas ASC building for $2.6M
John Kendrick, MD, sold the building housing the Springdale, Ark.-based Minimal Access Surgery Clinic for $2.6 million, Arkansas Business reported Sept. 26.
CMS changes reduced outpatient overpayments: OIG
CMS reduced outpatient overpayments given for patients receiving inpatient services in other facilities by updating their system, according to an audit from the HHS Office of Inspector General.
Number of residents providing care in Austin, Texas, has doubled, filling gaps in ophthalmology, GI
The number of medical residents providing care in the Austin, Texas, area has doubled since 2015, growing to 401 new students working in specialties including ophthalmology, gastroenterology and neurology.
FDA approves eye drops for the reduction of intraocular pressure
Santen Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., and Ube Corp. have received FDA approval for their Omlonti 0.002 percent eye drops, which are designed to reduce elevated intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients.
Medical equipment company VP pleads guilty to falsifying physician records in $50M fraud scheme
Kala Sloan, the vice president of two Raleigh, N.C.-based medical equipment companies, has pleaded guilty to falsifying physician orders to bill Medicare $50 million, according to a Justice Department report.
How young physicians are paid by practice setting
Young physicians working in outpatient clinics are making on average $65,000 less than those in hospitals, according to Medscape’s “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”
Physician group acquires $44.5M California medical office building
A medical office building in San Francisco was sold for $44.5 million, REBusiness reported Sept. 23.
13 most popular medical, non-medical side gigs for physicians
Thirty-seven percent of physicians reported having a side gig in 2022 according to the Physician Extra Income report from Medscape.
How much young physicians made in 2022
Young physicians overall made $293,000 in 2022, according to Medscape’s “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”
4 steps to protecting wealth in a recession
With 52 percent of economists warning of an impending recession in the next 12 months, there are four steps Americans can take to protect their personal wealth, according to a Sept. 23 report from CNBC.
