Gastroenterology, while still largely independent, has seen an overall increase in consolidation with the rise of supergroups like Dallas-based GI Alliance. The group already operates over 800 ...

Hickory, N.C.-based Gastroenterology Associates has added its 10th physician, gastroenterologist Devan Patel, MD, according to a Sept. 19 report from the Hickory Daily Record. The practice now ...

More than half of independent physicians said mergers and acquisitions have negatively affected their job satisfaction, according to a recent Physicians Foundation survey . The 2024 Survey of ...

Employed physicians have reported higher levels of burnout, anger and anxiety compared to independent physicians, according to a recent Physicians Foundation survey . The 2024 Survey of America's ...

Here are three more notes on independent physician pay and workload: 1. Forty percent of independent physicians reported a reduction in income in the last year, compared to 23% of employed physicians.

Keith Dunleavy, MD, is the youngest physician billionaire, according to Forbes' 2024 World's Billionaires list. Dr. Dunleavy is a 55-year-old internal medicine physician. He founded Inovalon, a ...

The physician deficit could grow to 86,000 by 2036. One large contributor to the growing deficit is the average age of practicing physicians. Currently, some 20% of clinical physicians are aged 65 ...

OptumCare, based in Basking Ridge, N.J., is set to lay off 160 employees, according to a WARN notice posted on the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development website. The layoffs are ...

5. AI for quality and efficiency: Artificial intelligence can play a major role in quality colonoscopy, from spotting polyps to assisting in documentation. Physicians should beware of a false sense of ...

Project Spruce, a consortium of nine pediatric hospitals, has successfully cut greenhouse gas emissions from inhaled anesthetics by over 50% across its nine partners. The consortium aims to improve ...

As physicians and ASCs face increasing obstacles in securing reimbursements from insurance companies, many are looking to direct-pay or cash models to cut out the need for payers. Cash-pay service ...

Here are five controversies involving ASC closures, lawsuits or false claims allegations that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 23: ...