Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that would place stricter limitations on restrictive covenants in employment contracts for physicians and other healthcare practitioners, according to a June ...

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital’s Structural Heart Program completed its 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure. Each procedure is performed by a multidisciplinary team, ...

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag has appointed Jack Sun, MD, as its new director of cardiovascular surgery, The Los Angeles Times reported June 26. Dr. Sun previously served as chief of cardiac ...

Anesthesia is a rapidly developing field, with developments in AI and clinical care shifting the way that anesthesia professionals approach perioperative care. Four anesthesia leaders recently joined ...

In 2023, the Bexar County Hospital District Board of Managers, which provides governance and oversight for University Health, the public health and hospital system for Bexar County, Texas, directed ...

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care has earned a certificate of need to expand its ASC in Westmont, Ill. Duly Surgery Cen­ter West­mont will gain two new operating rooms and six ...

As the outpatient surgery landscape rapidly expands, anesthesia practices are undergoing a pivotal transformation. Ten anesthesia leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how their roles are shifting to ...

Here are nine anesthesiologist lawsuits that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 1: 1. A Florida physician has been charged with felony possession of fentanyl after allegedly extracting it from a ...

Here are five physician fraud cases Becker’s has reported on since June 17: 1. Columbus, Ohio-based Robert Florea, MD, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for a $1.5 million Medicaid fraud scheme. Dr ...

A Bloomfield, Mich.-based physician was sentenced to four years in prison for a $6.3 million Medicare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary orthotic braces, the Justice Department said in a ...

Consolidation has become a norm for many independent physicians over the last decade. Only 42.2% of physicians were working in private practice in 2024, a dramatic decline from 60.1% in 2012, ...

Under the Stark law’s recruitment exception, hospitals are permitted to offer certain financial incentives to medical practices to help them bring physicians into their communities, without violating ...