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North Carolina practice files fraud suit alleging physician tried to 'destroy' it
Greenville-based Quasar Family Medicine North Carolina has filed a complaint that its lead physician concealed his drug overprescription and fraudulent billing to push the sale of his practice to another physician and then turn patients against the new…
Who's doing more surgeries in 2024?
HCA Healthcare, SCA Health, Surgery Partners and United Surgical Partners International held a total of about 18% of the ASC market in the U.S. at the end of 2023 — but are they growing in terms of surgical volumes?
50% of US counties lack practicing cardiologists: Study
Approximately 22 million Americans need to travel almost 90 miles round trip to seek specialty cardiology care, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
What Surgery Partners has done in 2024
Brentwood, Tenn.-based ASC operator Surgery Partners has established itself as a leader of the outpatient surgery market and is the third-largest ASC operator in the U.S.
Eli Lilly strengthens GI focus through $3.2B acquisition
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly plans to acquire Morphic, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in treating gastroenterology patients, for $3.2 billion.
How ophthalmologist salaries have kept up with inflation
Ophthalmologists earned a mean annual wage of $312,120 in 2023, an increase of more than $46,000 from the average annual wage the profession earned in 2022, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Federal government challenges part-time physician noncompetes : 5 things to know
The federal government is targeting New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System’s inclusion of noncompete clauses in contracts for part-time physicians in a June 18 complaint filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
Meet the leaders of the 8 best hospitals in Florida for cardiac care
Healthgrades recently released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for cardiac care, including eight in Florida.
Michigan physician, staffers accused of illegal prescription, healthcare fraud
A physician with a St. Louis office and two employees have been accused of illegally prescribing controlled substances and healthcare fraud.
2 medtech companies partner on AI-assisted colonoscopy platform
Medtech company Insign Medical Technology and artificial intelligence company AAEON have partnered to develop an AI-assisted endoscopy system.
