Specialty regret among physicians rarely happens all at once. It tends to accumulate, Avani Patel, MD, who operates a concierge sports psychiatry practice in Mississippi, wrote in a recent article published by the American Medical Association. Dr. Patel describes her…
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The root of disappearing independent practices is not just reimbursement or referral diversion, according to Ahmed Hasan, MD, president of Lehigh (Pa.) Gastroenterology Associates — it starts in medical school. “When you’re in medical school, they don’t teach doctors how…
Pennsylvania has been taking legal aim at AI chatbots that falsely claim to be licensed medical professionals — but according to a recent investigation by Spotlight PA, the behavior is widespread and largely continuing unimpeded. A Department of State task…
Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services and University of Minnesota Physicians have finalized agreements to cement a new 10-year partnership set to take effect Jan. 1, 2027. The agreements operationalize a mediated deal reached in January and would preserve…
A federal court has blocked the $100,000 H-1B visa fee that would have applied to physicians seeking to practice in the U.S., drawing praise from the American Medical Association in a June 8 news release. AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, MD,…
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For many orthopedic practices across the U.S., the economics of Medicare are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. According to Paul Bruning, president-elect of the American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives, shrinking Medicare reimbursement and rising operational costs are increasingly forcing independent…
CMS has rolled out several Quality Payment Program deadlines and exception application opportunities that are soon approaching, according to the agency’s QPP website timeline. Here are three dates and processes physicians should pay close attention to: 1. Physicians and group…
Vancouver (Wash.) Clinic and NexCore Group, a healthcare real estate investment and development firm, broke ground May 7 on a medical outpatient building, expanding primary and specialty care capacity in the region. The three-story, 45,327-square-foot facility is being developed next…
After several months of controversy, Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth and Eugene (Ore.) Emergency Physicians have agreed to “reset” the negotiations surrounding a proposed deal to switch the system’s emergency department staffing partnership to Atlanta-based ApolloMD. According to a May 6 PeaceHealth…
Two physician lawmakers introduced legislation to replace the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD, a Republican from Iowa, and Herb Conaway Jr., MD, a Democrat from New Jersey, introduced the Medicare Physician Data-Driven Performance Payment System Act, which…