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Pain management ASC, physician to pay $625K to resolve fraud allegations

James Ellner, MD, and his practice and ASC will pay $625,000 to resolve whistleblower allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. 

Healthcare roles account for 25% of new jobs in April

The labor market added 253,000 non-farm jobs in April, with healthcare and social service positions accounting for 25 percent of new jobs, CNBC reported May 5.

5 of healthcare's highest-paid CFOs

The lowest yearly pay among five CFOs of large healthcare groups in 2022 was $3.3 million, whereas the highest was $15.18 million.

Medical office investor buys undeveloped Arkansas plot for $6.1M

About 9.3 acres of undeveloped commercial land in Rogers, Ark., has sold for $6.1 million to medical office building investor Prime Medical Investment, an affiliate of Texas-based Prime Healthcare Properties, according to a May 30 report from Talk Busi…

Is employee retention improving? How 'the great resignation' is becoming 'the big stay'

In 2022, more than 50 million U.S. workers left their jobs, the highest number since the government started keeping track in 2000, leading economists to coin the term “the great resignation,” according to a May 19 report from CNBC.

How much are healthcare administrators paid?

Although the mean annual wage among healthcare administrators is $122,420, that can vary based on factors including experience and practice setting, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Mon Health, Premier sign group purchasing agreement for ophthalmology products

Intermed Labs at Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for ophthalmology products from Premier Inc., effective July 1. 

Anesthesiologist pay compared to 5 highest-, lowest-earning physician specialties

Anesthesiologists were the ninth-highest-paid physician specialty this year, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Physician Compensation Report” published April 14, which surveyed more than 10,000 physicians across 29 specialties.

The healthcare disruptors scaring physicians 

Six healthcare leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest disruptors concerning physicians. 

What HCA executives were paid in the last 5 years

Pay among four of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s top executives took a dip in 2020 but bounced back — and then some — in the last two years.