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Dr. James Haddad joins Texas Digestive Disease Consultants
McKinney-based Texas Digestive Disease Consultants has added gastroenterologist James Haddad, MD, to its team.
5 health systems shuttering physician practices
Here are five hospitals and health systems who have close physician practices in 2024:
The 'Faustian bargain' of healthcare corporatization
Leaders are concerned about the effect of consolidation as physicians continue to flock to employed models.
'For ASCs to thrive, there must be a change': The growing threat of pay disparity
ASCs are increasingly frustrated by the payment disparity between ASCs and hospitals, and many feel that without legislative change, surgery centers will falter.
Optum vs. Tenet comparison of ASC networks
Optum and Tenet are the parent companies of the two largest ASC networks –– SCA Health and United Surgical Partners International, respectively. Here’s how the ASC giants stack up against one another right now:
Arkansas physician sentenced to 7+ years for illegal prescription
A Texarkana, Ark., physician was sentenced to 87 months in prison for illegal prescription.
Pay gap between private practice and employed physician hits record low
The pay gap between private practice and employed physicians has hit an all-time low, according to Medical Economics’ 2024 Physician Report published Aug. 14.
50K patients impacted in Gramercy Surgery Center data breach
Gramercy Surgery Center in New York City filed a notice of a data breach with the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, according to an Aug. 23 release by JD Supra.
Independent vs. employed: where do gastroenterologists fall?
Between 2012 and 2022, the number of physicians who were self-employed dropped to 42%, according to the American Medical Association. This marks a clear shift from independence to employment –– but where do gastroenterologists fall?
Weighing the risks of colonoscopies in older patients
The recommended age range for colorectal cancer screenings via colonoscopy in the U.S. is 45-75.
