Pharmaceutical company Biogen has agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to physicians to prescribe Biogen drugs, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 26.
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Kaiser Permanente building second ASC in Folsom
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente submitted applications for a 260,000-square-foot medical office building with an ASC in Folsom, the Sacramento Business Journal reported Sept. 27.
Former Santen CEO joins Opus Genetics’ board of directors
Former Santen CEO Adrienne Graves, PhD, has been appointed to the board of directors for retinal gene therapy research company Opus Genetics.
CoFi and Alphaeon partner for ophthalmology financing
Payment platform CoFi partnered with financing company Alphaeon to launch a financing solution for ophthalmology practices.
Pandemic spurred many hospitals to expand charity care: Study
A review of 150 large hospitals found around 31 percent increased charity care, while around 8 percent restricted charity care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 booster adds 70% extra protection against omicron, Providence study finds
COVID-19 boosters add about 70 percent extra protection against omicron, which lasts four to five months, a study published Sept. 23 in the Journal of the American Medical Association found.
Alabama neurologist who tried fleeing to Middle East convicted of bank fraud, identity theft
Neurologist and pain specialist Rassan Tarabein, MD, was convicted for bank fraud, false statements, aggravated identity theft and refusing to pay court-ordered restitution, the Justice Department said Sept. 23.
5 unanswered questions about COVID-19
Researchers have published more than 200,000 studies about COVID-19 in the nearly three years since the virus has emerged — four times the number of studies done on flu in the last century. However, many mysteries still linger about the virus’s or…
NP pay for all 50 states adjusted by cost of living
The national average hourly pay is $56.75 per for nurse practitioners, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey. Wages and living costs vary from place to place, however.
Young physicians’ incentive bonuses: 3 stats
The average incentive bonus jumped $6,000 for young physicians in the last year, according to Medscape’s “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”
