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Physician charged in $17M scheme to illegally sell cancer drugs
A Royal Oak, Mich., physician was charged or his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to sell prescription cancer drugs.
HCA's outpatient volume declines in Q3: 5 notes
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, one of the largest ASC operators in the country, posted an operating income of $1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2024, up from an operating income of $1.6 billion over the same period last year, according to it…
Researchers link placebos to potential harm in IBD trials: 10 things to know
Two reviews of recent trials for drugs used to treat inflammatory bowel disease found that patients who received a placebo were at “significantly higher risk” for potential harms, MedPage Today reported Sept. 26.
Sutter Health receives commission's approval for new MOB
The Elk Grove (Calif.) Planning Commission has given initial approval for Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health to construct a new medical office building, Elk Grove Citizen reported Oct. 24.
Female physician compensation in 2024: 16 things to know
Female physicians earn an average of $309,000 in 2024, falling short of the $400,000 earned by male physicians, according to Medscape’s “A Gender Gap That Defies Explanation: Medscape Female Physician Compensation Report 2024,” published Oct. 25.
The state of physician-owned hospitals: 10 things to know
Physician-owned hospitals have been a contentious topic in healthcare for years, especially since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, which placed limits on new and expanded physician ownership of hospitals.
3 ASC giants' growth in 2024
Here’s the growth moves of three of the largest ASC chains in 2024:
American Society of Anesthesiologists taps vice president
Jeffrey Mueller, MD, has been elected first vice president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the nation’s largest anesthesiology organization.
Physicians vs. rising claims denials: 5 things to know
Denials of claims are increasing, along with the administrative burden of managing them.
What 5 leaders are saying about the decline of private practice
The number of private practices is rapidly declining as physicians continue to migrate to employed models.
