A study published in April in The American Journal of Managed Care found that procedures performed in the HOPD setting cost significantly more than those performed in ASCs, despite no evidence of ...

Gastroenterology, while still largely independent, has seen an overall increase in consolidation with the rise of supergroups like Dallas-based GI Alliance. The group already operates over 800 ...

As physicians and ASCs face increasing obstacles in securing reimbursements from insurance companies, many are looking to direct-pay or cash models to cut out the need for payers. Cash-pay service ...

Here are three more notes on independent physician pay and workload: 1. Forty percent of independent physicians reported a reduction in income in the last year, compared to 23% of employed physicians.

Hickory, N.C.-based Gastroenterology Associates has added its 10th physician, gastroenterologist Devan Patel, MD, according to a Sept. 19 report from the Hickory Daily Record. The practice now ...

Employed physicians have reported higher levels of burnout, anger and anxiety compared to independent physicians, according to a recent Physicians Foundation survey . The 2024 Survey of America's ...

OptumCare, based in Basking Ridge, N.J., is set to lay off 160 employees, according to a WARN notice posted on the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development website. The layoffs are ...

In the blog post, Ankura discussed a client that saw a $6 million reduction to the hospital's bottom line when migrating outpatient surgeries to an on-campus ASC, but by freeing up operating room ...

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network has opened its seventh medical office building, according to a Sept. 19 report from the Saucon Source. The 20,000-square-foot, two-story ...

More than half of independent physicians said mergers and acquisitions have negatively affected their job satisfaction, according to a recent Physicians Foundation survey . The 2024 Survey of ...

5. AI for quality and efficiency: Artificial intelligence can play a major role in quality colonoscopy, from spotting polyps to assisting in documentation. Physicians should beware of a false sense of ...

Keith Dunleavy, MD, is the youngest physician billionaire, according to Forbes' 2024 World's Billionaires list. Dr. Dunleavy is a 55-year-old internal medicine physician. He founded Inovalon, a ...