Author: Laura Dyrda

There are many factors to consider when bringing on a private equity investor for a medical practice or ASC; one of the big areas is physician pay.

The Commonwealth Fund found Massachusetts has the most accessible and affordable healthcare, according to the "2023 Scorecard of State Health System Performance" report.

David Copeland, part owner and sales manager of a pharmacy in Florida selling compounded prescription drugs, was convicted in a $54 million physician bribery and kickback scheme, according to a Justice Department news release.

There are more than 305,000 physicians in the U.S., excluding anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, and pathologists, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Eskenazi Medical Group is eliminating noncompete clauses for its more than 100 physicians, according to a Fox 59 report.

Optum, owned by UnitedHealth Group, now has more than 60,000 physicians in its network.

The median physician paid compensation per full time physician in the fourth quarter of 2022 was down slightly from the previous quarter to $346,596, according to Kaufman Hall's Physician Flash Report 2023.

Hollywood, Fla.-based Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, one of the country’s leading pediatric centers, unveiled its $166 million expansion.

Apollo Medical Holdings is set to acquire physicians group All American Medical Group and its affiliate For Your Benefit for an undisclosed amount.

Mays & Schnapp Neurospine and Pain has completed its private equity partnership with Compass Group Equity Partners, with strategic advice coming from Physician Growth Partners.