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5 best-paying cities for ophthalmologists
Las Vegas is the best paying city for ophthalmologists of any experience level regardless of practice setting, according to the Medscape Salary Explorer.
Physician suicide rate higher than any other profession
Physicians have the highest suicide rate of any professionals, at 40 suicides per every 100,000 physicians, according to a March 15 Medscape report.
Over 2M prior authorization requests denied by Medicare Advantage yearly
Prior authorization can delay patient care and cause frustration for physicians, who have to spend hours filling out paperwork every week.
Indiana senator sued for malpractice following patient death
Indiana State Sen. Tyler Johnson, MD, is facing a wrongful death lawsuit following the death of a woman who allegedly died less than an hour after Dr. Johnson, an emergency department physician, provided treatment, according to a March 16 report from T…
Banner Health sells medical office building for $29M
Phoenix-based Banner Health has sold a medical office building in Peoria, Ariz., for $29 million to healthcare property manager Montecito Medical Real Estate, according to a March 17 report from Phoenix Business Journal.
OrthoAlliance gains 3 Ohio offices, ASC
OrthoAlliance, a physician-led management services organization, added Chardon, Ohio-based Precision Orthopaedic Specialties and Chardon Surgery Center to its network.
'Physician payment is always in the crosshairs': How reimbursement rates affect gastroenterologists
The combination of decreased physician reimbursements and increased procedure costs continues to put physician pay in peril.
The best, worst parts about managing a rural ASC
Less than 10 percent of ASCs are located in rural settings, and they face different challenges and setbacks than their urban counterparts.
10 US cities where physicians get the most take-home pay after taxes
For physicians looking to maximize their take-home pay after taxes, Memphis, Tenn., might be the place to go. It tops the list of cities where workers bring home the most pay following federal and local taxes and cost of living adjustments, according t…
New York Hospital CEO captures his colonoscopy experience on camera
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem CEO Georges Leconte filmed his routine colonoscopy experience to de-stigmatize the procedure and to encourage New Yorkers to get screened.
