The Justice Department has charged 455 defendants across 45 states and US territories in a $6.5B healthcare fraud crackdown, which officials described as the largest coordinated enforcement action in its history and the second-largest amount ever charged in a single operation (behind last year’s $14.6B operation). Authorities say the schemes targeted Medicare, Medicaid, and other healthcare […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Some anesthesia groups that sold to private equity-backed national platforms are reversing course and buying their practices back and reforming as independent groups. Stan Morton, CEO of Copractica, a Dallas-based clinically integrated network for independent anesthesia practices, told Becker’s how one member group sold to a large national group six or seven […]
Read MoreAuthors: Indu Subramanian, MD; Andrew C. Charles, MD Medscape Indira Subramanian, MD: Hi. Welcome, everyone, to Medscape. I’m so excited to have Professor Andrew Charles on today. He is a professor of neurology at UCLA and the director of the Goldberg Migraine Program at UCLA, a good friend and colleague, and he actually was my residency program director […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Experts and Carlsbad Anesthesia Services, LLC are seeking a full-time anesthesiologist to join our established anesthesia team at Carlsbad Medical Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico. This is an exceptional opportunity for an anesthesiologist seeking excellent compensation, a predictable schedule, manageable cases, and a true work-life balance. Because Carlsbad is located in a New Mexico […]
Read MoreReviewer: Aaron J. Calderon, M.D., F.A.C.P., S.F.H.M. NEJM Clinical Journal Watch Clinical Takeaway A prospective observational study suggests that an initial 12 mg of adenosine improves conversion rates without increased side effects. Context For hemodynamically stable patients with regular narrow-complex supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), current guidelines recommend 6 mg of adenosine as the initial pharmacological treatment, […]
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