Randall Tobler, MD, is suing Memphis, Mo.-based Scotland County Hospital for slander and defamation after he was allegedly wrongfully terminated as CEO, ABC and CBS affiliate KHQA reported March 9.
Category: ASC News
20 most affordable locations for physicians to retire
Scottsdale, Ariz., has been named the most affordable location to retire, according to a report from financial website Moneywise that considered factors including city cost of living, housing and healthcare costs.
Texas physician to pay $3M for allegedly violating false claims act
Houston-based psychiatrist Ashok Jain, MD, has agreed to pay $3 million to settle claims that he billed Medicare for unnecessary transcranial magnetic stimulation services, according to a March 9 report from Medscape.
5 hospital closures in 2 months: What ASCs need to know
Several hospitals are off to a rough financial start in 2023, which has forced some to permanently close their doors.
University of Maryland removed from top medical schools of 2023 list
Baltimore-based University of Maryland has been removed from U.S. News and World Report’s list of top medical schools for primary care in 2023.
New York physician sentenced to prison for oxycodone scheme
Howard Adelglass, MD, was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for distributing oxycodone illegally out of his New York City practice.
Texas lawmakers push for nurse practitioners to practice without supervision
New legislation in Texas would allow nurse practitioners to practice without physician supervision, Austin American-Statesman reported March 9.
South Carolina could loosen restrictions on physician assistants, state APA co-chairs say
South Carolina lawmakers have introduced Senate Bill 553, which would allow physician assistants with 6,000 hours of training to practice without a supervising physician.
'Follow the money': 13 leaders on management trends in 2023
As hospitals sever service lines, physician pay continues to drop and supply chain disruptions persist, healthcare industry professionals see both opportunities and challenges going forward.
The cost of attending a top ranked medical school
The University of Washington in Seattle, the top ranked primary care university for 2023, will cost full-time students around $39,906 a year to attend, according to data from U.S. News and World Report.
