Pensacola, Fla.-based Timothy Ramsden, MD, has agreed to settle his alleged violation of the Controlled Substances Act with a $190,731 fine, the Justice Department said Feb. 22.
Thomas Frist Jr., MD, co-founder and shareholder of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, tops the list of billionaires in U.S. healthcare, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as of Feb. 21.
Although the supply of orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. is low, the specialty remains attractive for private equity investors, according to a report in the Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation.
A new JAMA study shows that physicians who have settled one medical malpractice claim are four times more likely than their peers to face additional claims in the future, according to a Feb. 22 report from Medscape.
A growing number of U.S. residents are interested in purchasing homes in densely packed communities near medical providers, according to a Feb. 22 report from REJournals.
All gastroenterologists are at least somewhat comfortable prescribing biosimilars to their patients, according to Cardinal Health’s 2023 “Biosimilars Report,” which surveyed over 350 providers in four physician specialties.