In November, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield proposed a policy that would have placed time limits on procedures using anesthesia in Missouri, New York and Connecticut. After receiving pushback from ...

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has filed an appeal in a ruling that dismissed claims of payers unlawfully paying CRNAs less than physician anesthesiologists for providing the same ...

Executives at major health systems and physician groups are pushing back against the CMS proposed 2026 Physician Fee Schedule and changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, warning the updates ...

A jury awarded $7.25 million to David Irwin, MD, and his wife, Monica Zillen, after Dr. Irwin slipped and fell on ice and snow outside the UPMC Hamot Surgery Center in Erie, Pa., in 2014, Go Erie ...

As of Sept. 18, here’s how the five richest physicians rank, per Forbes: 1. Thomas Frist Jr., MD, and family Net worth: $32.2 billion Dr. Frist co-founded HCA Healthcare with his father in 1968. While ...

Only 19% of physicians receive additional pay for on-call duties, according to a recent blog post from salary transparency platform Marit Health.

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has opened a 100,000-square-foot outpatient facility in Lafayette, La. Ochsner Health Center – Bertrand represents a nearly $35 million investment by Ochsner Health, ...

Retina Group of Florida was hit with a data breach affecting 152,691 individuals, according to a Sept. 17 report from The HIPAA Journal. The practice identified suspicious activity on its network Nov.

Holograms are no longer just science fiction. “Holohealth,” could be the next evolution of telemedicine creating life-sized, ...

Cardiovascular anesthesiologists once stood at the top of anesthesia practices, often leading groups and earning the highest compensation due to their specialized training. Today, declining case ...

NYU Langone Health has opened an ambulatory practice in Commack, N.Y. The 18,000-square-foot center provides services including cardiology, orthopedics and urology, according to a Sept. 18 news ...

ASCs are facing a slew of challenges this fall as administrators finalize budgets and prepare for the final quarter of the year — among them, new state taxes, payer uncertainty, anesthesia shortages, ...