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The 5 richest physician billionaires

The combined net worth of the five richest physician billionaires is $45.1 billion, according to Forbes’ net worth tracker. 

20 hospitals with the highest GI procedure volume 

Cleveland Clinic has the highest gastroenterology procedure volume, according to a recent report from Definitive Healthcare. 

40% of physicians feel no obligation to take Medicaid patients

About 40% of physicians believe practitioners have no obligation to take on Medicaid patients, according to the second part of Medscape’s “Hot Topics in the Medical Profession Report 2024,” published Oct. 9. 

The situations that justify a breach of patient confidentiality: Survey

Nearly half of physicians (49%) believe that it is acceptable to breach patient confidentiality in the name of protecting the help of others, according to the second part of Medscape’s “Hot Topics in the Medical Profession Report 2024,” published Oct. …

Baptist Health Medical Group Gastroenterology relocates

Baptist Health Medical Group Gastroenterology & Urology is relocating to a new facility in Corbin, Ky., according to an Oct. 9 report from the Times-Tribune.

HCA's leadership shakeup

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is one of the largest ASC operators in the country through HCA Surgery Ventures. 

Temple Health fights boosts CRC screenings with free at-home tests

Medical students and new physicians at Philadelphia-based Temple Health are trying to close the gap in CRC screening rates with a free, at-home test kit program, ABC 6 reported Oct. 8. 

Michigan physician pleads guilty to $400K insurance fraud scheme

Sylvan Lake, Mich., physician Rainna Furnari Brazil, DO, has pleaded guilty to eight felony counts of disability insurance fraud under an 11-month delayed sentence. 

3 ASC closures, bankruptcies in Q3

Here are three ASC closures and bankruptcies that Becker’s reported on in the third financial quarter:

Anesthesiologists to CMS: 'We want to be valued'

Anesthesiology faces numerous pressure points, including provider shortages and decreasing reimbursements. And, as private payers typically look to Medicare to determine their reimbursement rates, some look to CMS to change the course of consistent rat…