When Goldsboro, N.C.-based Southeastern Medical Oncology Center recruits a new physician, it no longer leads with a single number. That wasn’t always the case, said Nagesh Jayaram, MD, who has spent most of his 14-year career at the independent practice,…
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A cardiologist who sued UPMC alleging retaliation after reporting an alleged conflict of interest involving the health system’s CEO has agreed to dismiss his lawsuit, with UPMC stating no money or compensation was paid, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported. Hemal Gada,…
The Justice Department announced its 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown on June 23, charging 455 defendants, including 90 physicians and other licensed medical professionals, in schemes involving more than $6.5 billion in false claims. Spanning 56 federal districts and…
Psychiatry saw the highest pay increase from 2025 to 2026 at 8.7%, according to 2026 MGMA compensation benchmarks analyzed by salary transparency platform Marit Health. Infectious Disease and rheumatology, both historically lower-compensated internal medicine subspecialties, also saw significant jumps. Here…
Nagesh Jayaram, MD, has spent most of his 14-year oncology career outside the hospital system, which shapes his experience with broad compliance measures in a specific way. Dr. Jayaram trained in internal medicine and hematology-oncology at Indiana University in Indianapolis…
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Productivity-based compensation is often pitched to physicians as a fairer model — work more, earn more, with a direct line between output and pay. Three physician leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how the reality is more complicated. Hidden overhead quietly…
Stark law violations often surface through claims data, whistleblowers and audit trails, sometimes years after the arrangement in question was put in place. Here are four things physicians need to know: 1. Strict liability means intent doesn’t matter. The Stark…
Total clinical compensation rose 4.3% in 2025, but about half of that growth is being funded by providers doing more work, not by gains in reimbursement, according to the AMGA 2026 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey shared with Becker’s. …
A Fort Worth, Texas cardiologist has been charged in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests on college student athletes, including one who died of sudden cardiac arrest approximately 24 days after the physician allegedly…
The headline number in most physician compensation reports is total cash compensation, which is base salary plus bonuses plus profit-sharing, but that figure doesn’t show how much depends on productivity metrics, patient satisfaction scores or quality measures outside their control. …