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MedStar Health adds 2 cardiology specialists

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton has added two new heart specialists to its team, including advanced heart failure specialist Rania Kaoukis, MD, and interventional cardiologist Nardos Temesgen, MD, according to a Jan. 13 report from…

Georgia ophthalmologist to pay $1.85M in fraudulent billing settlement

Atlanta-based ophthalmologist Aarti Pandya, MD, and the Pandya Practice Group have agreed to pay $1.85 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing the government for medically unnecessary procedures, according to a…

Meet the leaders of United Digestive

United Digestive is a GI practice management company based in Atlanta that was formed as a partnership between Frazier Healthcare Partners and Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2018.
Here are the six leaders of the organization, according to its …

FDA issues Olympus 2 warning letters

Olympus Medical Systems Corp. and one of its subsidiaries, Aizu Olympus Co., were issued two warning letters by the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health following facility inspections.

SCA Health has 9,200 physicians

SCA Health, based in Deerfield, Ill., has grown over the last few years to include hundreds of surgery centers and thousands of physicians in its network.

Optum Health's revenue up 31.6% to $71.1B in 2022

Optum Health reported big financial gains last year and drove a 17 percent increase in Optum’s overall revenue.

10 ASC surgeons who have operated on pro athletes

Here are 10 ASC orthopedic surgeons to know who have operated on professional athletes:

2 cardiology practices join physician-owned MSO

LifeFlow Partners, an outpatient cardiology-focused management services organization, has added two practices to its network.

Consumer prices see largest month to month fall since April 2020

The consumer price index dropped 0.1 percent in December, the largest month-over-month decrease since April 2020, according to a Jan.12 report from CNBC.

Arizona lawmakers propose bill to allow physician assistants to practice independently

Arizona House of Representatives member Selena Bliss has drafted a bill that would limit current regulations for physician assistants to help with healthcare in rural areas of the state, Today’s News-Herald reported Jan. 11.