Law firm Day Pitney outlined critical points for group practice compliance with Stark Law in a November blog post.
Category: ASC News
UVM workers protest job, ambulatory cutbacks
In October, The Green Mountain Care Board, the governing body of the University of Vermont Medical Center, ordered University of Vermont Health Network to cut $122 million in revenue from Central Vermont Medical Center and UVMMC to stay within an impos…
HaysMed files counterclaim against physician over noncompete
Hays (Kan.) Medical Center has filed a counterclaim against general surgeon Jerod Grove, MD, who sued the hospital alleging that a noncompete clause in his employment contract unlawfully restricts him from practicing medicine in western Kansas.
How physicians are using AI
Nearly half (43%) of medical practices in the U.S. have been using AI at work for over a year, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Early Successes, Untapped Potential, Lingering Questions: AI Adoption in Healthcare Report,” published Dec. 6.
CommonSpirit looks to ambulatory care to stanch losses
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health reported an operating loss of $331 million (-3.5% operating margin) in the first fiscal quarter of 2025.
Trump and healthcare private equity: 8 things to know
On Nov. 22, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project released a statement expressing concerns over Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global Management and a top contender as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Treasury.
Female physician wealth, debt in 2024: 7 notes
A solid majority of female physicians, 70%, have a net worth of less than $2 million, according to Medscape’s “Money Matters When You’re Playing Catchup: Medscape Female Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2024,” published Dec. 5.
Meet the woman piloting Trump's small business agenda
President-elect Donald Trump has added to his feature cabinet through the nomination of former Sen. Kelly Loeffler to lead the Small Business Administration, according to a Dec. 4 report from CNN.
Indiana U forms physician training partnership
Indiana (Pa.) University of Pennsylvania has partnered with Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, Pa., to form a college of osteopathic medicine at the university.
Pennsylvania man charged in decades-long kickback conspiracy with physician
A nursing home employee in Lock Haven, Pa., has been charged with conspiring with an unnamed physician in a long-running kickback scheme.
