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No link between physician burnout, care outcomes & 6 more study findings
A study using physician surveys and Medicare claims data found no clear link between physician burnout and patient outcomes.
Texas ASCs: 5 developments
Texas is a hot spot for ASC development. Here are five ASC moves in the state from the last month:
Physician to pay $4.5M for Medicare fraud at California clinics: 5 details
Donald Woo Lee, MD, was sentenced to 93 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $4.5 million for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said April 28.
ASC specialty pay in New York vs. Los Angeles
New York City and Los Angeles are the country’s largest cities. Here’s how ASC specialty pay stacks up in each one, grouped by practice setting and experience range. Data is from Medscape’s physician salary explorer:
GE Healthcare, Medtronic team up to bring new services to ASCs
Manufacturing company GE Healthcare and medical device company Medtronic have collaborated to offer ASCs high-quality and cost-effective technology, financial solutions and personal services.
4 ASC leaders’ thoughts on value-based care
Value-based care is gaining traction in the ASC industry as CMS and payers see opportunities in bundled payments over traditional fee-for-service models.
$45M in recent ASC, medical office building sales: 4 deals to know
Here are four recent ASC and medical office building sales from the last two weeks that totaled nearly $45 million:
3 gastroenterology exec moves
Atlanta-based United Digestive and Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance have both recently named executives.
Private equity-backed physician groups gain steam: 17 started in the last 5 years
Large physician groups partnering with private equity firms to form managed service organizations have become more common over the last five years.
Is private equity worth it for gastroenterology practices?
Private equity is thriving in gastroenterology, with several equity-backed management groups taking over the market.
