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Highest-paying metropolitan areas for physicians
Charlotte, N.C., is the metropolitan area in which physicians are paid the most, according to Physician Thrive’s “2023 Physician Compensation Report.”
5 physician specialties with the biggest salary decreases in 2022
Cardiologists saw the biggest salary decrease in 2022, earning $527,000 on average, which was 16 percent less than the year before, according to the “2023 Physician Compensation Report” from Physicians Thrive.
The pros and cons of consolidation
Michael Davis, MD, surgical director and chief of urology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center in Albuquerque, joined Becker’s to evaluate the benefits — and downsides — of the growing trend of consolidation in healthcare.
April's inflation breakdown
Inflation numbers in April reached their lowest in two years as price pressures appear to be letting up for customers, according to a May 10 report from CNBC based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
ASC operator Envision to file for bankruptcy
ASC operator and physician services company Envision plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a May 10 report from The Wall Street Journal. The filing could happen as early as this weekend, according to the report.
Saint Joseph Health System leaves Indiana medical office building following landlord dispute
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Saint Joseph Health System has moved from a medical office building in Plymouth, Ind., following a dispute with the facility’s landlord, according to a May 10 report from CBS affiliate WSBT.
'This is not a sustainable reimbursement system': 1 leader on the No Surprises Act and pay discrepancies
Some healthcare leaders say the No Surprises Act, aimed to protect patients against balance billing and create cost transparency, has accelerated reimbursement issues.
20% of Americans say US healthcare is in 'state of crisis': Gallup
A majority of U.S. adults — 52 percent — rated the quality of healthcare as either “only fair” or “poor,” with 68 percent indicating it is at a crisis point/has major problems in Gallup’s “Health and Healthcare survey” for 2023.
3 numbers making physicians hopeful
Here are three numbers that may give physicians something to smile about:
Kansas physician pleads guilty to defrauding Medicare of $16M
Overland Park, Kan.-based emergency room physician Gautam Jayaswal, MD, pleaded guilty to ordering millions of dollars’ worth of unnecessary genetic tests and orthotic braces as a part of a telemedicine fraud scheme, the Justice Department said May 9.&…
