About 40% of physicians believe practitioners have no obligation to take on Medicaid patients, according to the second part of Medscape’s “Hot Topics in the Medical Profession Report 2024,” published Oct. 9.
Category: Becker’s ASC Review
The situations that justify a breach of patient confidentiality: Survey
Nearly half of physicians (49%) believe that it is acceptable to breach patient confidentiality in the name of protecting the help of others, according to the second part of Medscape’s “Hot Topics in the Medical Profession Report 2024,” published Oct. …
Baptist Health Medical Group Gastroenterology relocates
Baptist Health Medical Group Gastroenterology & Urology is relocating to a new facility in Corbin, Ky., according to an Oct. 9 report from the Times-Tribune.
HCA's leadership shakeup
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is one of the largest ASC operators in the country through HCA Surgery Ventures.
Temple Health fights boosts CRC screenings with free at-home tests
Medical students and new physicians at Philadelphia-based Temple Health are trying to close the gap in CRC screening rates with a free, at-home test kit program, ABC 6 reported Oct. 8.
Michigan physician pleads guilty to $400K insurance fraud scheme
Sylvan Lake, Mich., physician Rainna Furnari Brazil, DO, has pleaded guilty to eight felony counts of disability insurance fraud under an 11-month delayed sentence.
3 ASC closures, bankruptcies in Q3
Here are three ASC closures and bankruptcies that Becker’s reported on in the third financial quarter:
Anesthesiologists to CMS: 'We want to be valued'
Anesthesiology faces numerous pressure points, including provider shortages and decreasing reimbursements. And, as private payers typically look to Medicare to determine their reimbursement rates, some look to CMS to change the course of consistent rat…
What's new with Walgreens?
From clinic closures to false claims settlements, here are four updates from retail giant Walgreens since Sept. 4:
16 hospitals, systems cutting pollutant anesthetic gas in 2024
According to Health Care Without Harm’s 2019 Climate Footprint report, healthcare accounts for 8.5% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and 4.4% globally.
