The former president of UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute has filed a lawsuit against the institute and Pittsburgh-based UPMC, claiming retaliation after raising concerns about alleged racist text messages between two physicians. Here are seven things to know: 1. Hemal…
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A bill that recently cleared Missouri’s House Special Committee on Rural Issues that would authorize Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care to acquire hospitals across 25 rural counties in the region, according to an April 6 viewpoint published by the…
A former CMS administrator vocalized his support of the former CEO of Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health in the wake of a recently filed defamation lawsuit, CBS 6 Richmond reported April 2. In February, K. Craig Kent, MD, filed a defamation…
Average physician compensation climbed steadily across most specialties between 2020 and 2024, though the pace of gains varied widely — and not every specialty finished the period ahead, according to data from Medscape’s annual Physician Compensation Reports. Here is how…
A Whatcom (Wash.) County judge has dismissed a physician’s lawsuit against the staffing firm he was formerly employed by, Cascadia Daily reported March 25. In 2020, Ming Lin, MD, a former emergency room physician at Bellingham, Wash.-based PeaceHealth St. Joseph…
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Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth’s plan to replace emergency services contracts at three Oregon locations has resulted in a slew of controversy between clinicians, hospital executives and legislators in recent weeks. Lawmakers have begun to scrutinize the arrangement between peaceHealth and Lane…
Clinician Nexus, a healthcare technology company, has launched CM2, an AI-powered platform designed to manage physician compensation and replace manual spreadsheet-based processes. The platform is intended to help healthcare organizations move from reactive compensation management to a more proactive model…
ASD Specialty Healthcare, doing business as Oncology Supply, agreed to pay 1 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to healthcare providers and medical practice executives to induce purchases of specialty pharmaceutical products, according…
On Feb. 25, physician staffing groups filed a federal antitrust lawsuit in California against the BCBS Association and over 30 of its licensees — along with plan owners Elevance Health, Highmark, GuideWell, Cambia Health Solutions and Health Care Service Corp.…
Fragmentation, manual work and workflow burden are burdening physician practices’ ability to manage their finances, according to Encoda’s “The state of financial health” survey, published Feb. 24. Encode surveyed 84 physician practice leaders. primarily from independently or physician-owned organizations. More…