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Michigan PA charged with fraud

A physician assistant was charged with a felony for allegedly using COVID-19 pandemic funding for his personal expenses. 

Michigan PA charged with fraud

A physician assistant was charged with a felony for allegedly using COVID-19 pandemic funding for his personal expenses. 

HCA Houston opens outpatient surgery department

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood opened a new $27 million outpatient surgery department, according to a June 19 report by Bluebonnet News.

5 highest-paid anesthesiologists in Austin

The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Austin, Texas, earns $660,500 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Why sinking colonoscopy pay is a growing threat

Gastroenterologists across the country are facing low reimbursement rates for colonoscopy demand.

10 healthcare bankruptcies to know

Healthcare bankruptcies spiked in 2023 as debt levels and interest rates rose. 

Kelsey-Seybold's ASC strategy: 3 updates

Here are three moves in the outpatient space that Sugar Land, Texas-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic has made in the last year:

The highest-paid health system CEO

The Wall Street Journal named one health system CEO in its ranking of S&P 500 CEO pay released May 21.

California man sentenced for defrauding physician of $2.7M

A man in Fresno, Calif., was sentenced to 188 months in prison for defrauding a vulnerable physician of more than $2.7 million before his death. 

Tylock-George Eye Care and Laser Center chief surgeon dies

Michael George, MD, owner and chief surgeon at Tylock-George Eye Care and Laser Center in Irving, Texas, on June 14, according to a June 17 report from Fort Worth Inc.