Here are seven physician legal battles Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 9:
Category: ASC News
Optum multispecialty group impacted by cyber incident
Optum multispecialty group, Middletown, N.Y.-based Crystal Run Healthcare, said it has been grappling with a cyber incident on Nov. 3, Cyber News reported Nov. 8.
Physician, granddaughter charged with unlawful opioid distribution
Florida-based physician Janet Pettyjohn, DO, and her granddaughter, Shelly Gallagher, have been charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and unlawful drug distribution.
4 pieces of legislation fighting to alleviate the physician shortage crisis
Physician burnout is on the rise nationwide, with several factors leading practicing physicians to retire early, cut back on hours or leave medicine altogether.
The 8 key reasons hospital systems own or affiliate with ASCs
While hospital systems have several key reasons to affiliate with ASCs, including cost reduction, physician enhancement and value-based care strategies, the key reason systems are affiliating is to increase their outpatient surgical capacity, according…
More than 7 out of 10 health systems intend to invest in, affiliate with ASCs
The majority of hospitals and health systems are accelerating their ASC investment strategies, with more than 7 out of 10 systems intending to continue investing in and affiliating with ASCs moving forward, according to the annual “Hospital Leadership …
The number of ASCs per capita on the rise in 13 states
The number of ASCs per capita is on the rise in 13 states based on U.S. Census Bureau population data from 2020 and 2022.
The future of private practice
As healthcare continues to evolve, private practices must change with it.
10 states with the fastest falling 'quit rates'
Quit rates are on the rise nationwide since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare is no exception. In July 2023, 1 in every 43 employees across every sector nationwide quit their jobs, according to research from resume specialist company R…
AMA launches physician survey on Medicare pay cut
The American Medical Association has randomly selected physician practices and individual physicians to complete a patient-care hours survey that will ensure that practice expenses and patient-care hours are accurately reflected, according to a Nov. 7 …
