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Missouri physicians, practices pay $650K to settle kickback allegations
Three physicians and their practices have agreed to pay $653,796 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they received illegal kickbacks in return for referring patients to laboratories in Texas, California and Florida.
FTC sues US Anesthesia Partners, private equity firm
The Federal Trade Commission has sued U.S. Anesthesia Partners and its creator, private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
What NPs are paid in all 50 states
The average annual salary for nurse practitioners in the U.S. is $131,543, according to career website ZipRecruiter.
10 physicians suing their former employer in 2023
Here are 10 cases of physicians suing their former employers that Becker’s has covered in 2023:
Physician wins $3.2M in ‘slip-and-fall’ suit against hospital
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon John Alonge, DDS, has been awarded $3.2 million after he slipped and fell in an operating room at Erie, Pa.-based Saint Vincent Hospital.
Private practice is 'not able to compete': Why employment could be safer in this market
Walter Steigleman, MD, ophthalmologist and professor at Gainesville-based University of Florida, joined Becker’s to discuss private practice versus employment in the current market.
Anesthesiologists in the headlines: 3 stories to know
Here are three anesthesiologist or anesthesia-related stories Becker’s has covered in the last week:
4 physicians facing legal trouble over illegal opioid distribution
Here are four physicians and former physicians who are facing legal battles over unlawful opioid distribution that Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 31:
The 10 physician specialties with largest pay jumps
Internal medicine hospitals saw the highest increase in pay in 2023 compared to last year, according to Sullivan Cotter’s 2022-23 Physician Compensation and Productivity Report.
CMS settles $9.2M in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know
CMS settled a record number of 104 Stark law self disclosures in 2022, totaling more than $9.2 million, according to a Sept. 18 JDSupra report from law firm McGuireWoods.
