Category: ASC News

An Easton, Pa., man has sued his physician, Ajeeb John Titus, MD, alleging he overprescribed him opioids that led to his addiction, Lehigh Valley Live reported July 21. 

Nurse practitioners, the most requested provider by employers, are paid the most in the Western region of the U.S., according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”

Seventy healthcare data breaches affecting 500 or more records were reported in June to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, according to a July 20 report from HIPAA Journal. 

While many physicians are flocking to the security of employed models, others are finding that large practice groups can give physicians access to economies of scale without sacrificing autonomy. 

Healthcare organizations experienced 692 data breaches from July 2021 to June 2022, according to a report published July 20 in HIPAA Journal.

CMS has proposed another physician pay cut in its Medicare physician fee schedule proposed for 2023. Seven physicians leaders were asked what the healthcare industry will look like if physician reimbursement continues to drop. This is how they responded:

Here are five data breaches affecting healthcare organizations that Becker’s has reported on since April 25:

The demand for specialty physicians has increased, leading to a rebound of salaries that had fallen during the pandemic, according to AMN Healthcare’s Merritt Hawkins’ Review, published June 30.

Medline held a ribbon cutting ceremony July 20 for its new 1.4 million-square-foot medical distribution center in Grayslake, Ill., thought to be the largest medical-grade distribution center in the country. 

Michigan endocrinologist Bashar Kiami, MD, has pleaded guilty to tax evasion, the Justice Department said July 19.