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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…
What's new with Walgreens?
From clinic closures to false claims settlements, here are four updates from retail giant Walgreens since Sept. 4:
16 hospitals, systems cutting pollutant anesthetic gas in 2024
According to Health Care Without Harm’s 2019 Climate Footprint report, healthcare accounts for 8.5% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and 4.4% globally.
5 numbers on anesthesiology pay
Here are five numbers showing the state of compensation for anesthesiologists, as reported by Becker’s:
5 private equity updates from Q3
Here are five transactions, legislative updates and other private equity updates in the ASC space from third quarter of 2024, as reported by Becker’s:
Physicians in hospital-owned practices aren't happy: 10 insights
Physicians working in hospital-owned practices are nearly three times more likely to report dissatisfaction compared to those in physician-owned practices, according to consulting firm Bain & Company’s Frontline of Healthcare Survey, highlighted in…
Shared decision-making in CRC screenings after 75: 10 things to know
Physician training in shared decision-making did not increase the proportion of older adults receiving their preferred CRC screening, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 3.
