Transparency is a healthcare buzzword used in a number of broad contexts, but frequently appears in discourse about the relationship among physicians, payers and patients.

A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive ...

Certified registered nurses anesthetists earn an average base salary of $211,000 in 2024, according to Medscape's 2024 "Ramping Up Take-Home Pay: Medscape APRN Compensation Report 2024," published Nov ...

Here are 10 key insights on why physicians are unhappy with their employment from recent studies and surveys: 1. Bain’s survey highlighted several professional factors with a "disproportionately high ...

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System agreed to pay $2.37 million to settle allegations it submitted improperly modified claims to Medicaid. Inova voluntarily submitted disclosures that between ...

Judge approves Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons' plan for new surgery center in Montgomery, AL with 6 operating rooms.

University has been named the top college in America by Forbes, according to the list published in November. Forbes based its rankings on several key metrics, including alumni salaries, student debt, ...

Pharmaceutical company QOL Medical and its CEO Frederick Cooper have agreed to pay $47 million to settle allegations they offered kickbacks to promote claims for a QOL drug.

A physician in East Setauket, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to accepting kickbacks for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. From June 2013 to December 2019, internist Kenneth Fishberger, MD, ...

In June, Sam Tyagi, MD, a vascular surgeon of Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare, treated the first patient in the state with the implantation of a first Gore Excluder thoracoabdominal branch ...

Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, has seen massive growth, including spending $31 billion on acquisitions in the last two years. Here are 10 major headlines regarding Optum since Jan. 1: ...

The River Landing Surgery Center opened its doors in Montrose, Colo., according to a Nov. 15 report from the Montrose Press. The facility is located in the Montrose Regional Health Ambulatory Care ...