The state of Iowa has agreed to pay a $7.5 million malpractice settlement after a man was left with severe neurological deficits following treatment of a bleeding brain tumor at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, the Globe Gazet…
Mathew James, CEO of medical billing company Leal, was convicted over a $600 million fraud and identity theft scheme, the Justice Department said July 13.
Using data provided by Medscape, these are currently the highest-paying specialties for self-employed physicians with five to seven years of experience, ranked by average yearly salary.
The 142 physician group mergers and acquisitions in this year’s second quarter outpaced those of the first quarter by 5 percent, according to data in the “Healthcare M&A Report” published July 13 by healthcare analyst LevinPro HC.