A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House introduced a bill to reverse the proposed 2.8% Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cut, MedPage Today reported Oct. 29.
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Peer reviews occur when a patient, fellow physician or staff member reports a physician for acting improperly or not meeting patient care standards.
Daniel Canchola, MD, a physician in Flower Mound, Texas, was sentenced to one month in prison and ordered to pay more than $34 million in restitution for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme.
Management of urgent care clinics previously run by Optum's MedExpress Urgent Care is being assumed by two major health systems.
Independent physicians are increasingly opting to sell their practices to hospitals, health systems or other corporations.
A physician in Tipton, Iowa, was recently found liable in a patient's death after being sued by the patient's daughter.
Patient advocates, physicians and medical groups have formed the Texas Coalition for Patients to advocate for policy reforms that protect patients from insurance practices that it claims delay or deny care.
The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has ruled that a radiology services provider could be held liable for not providing a patient access to an on-call interventional radiologist, leading to the patient's death.
A recent report from the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment identified the influence a physician's onboarding experience can have on their overall satisfaction.
A recent study found fewer female physicians are practicing in high-compensation specialties compared to their male counterparts.