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Hospitals spend big on temp surgeons
Of late, general surgeons have started leaving their practices--and often, are going to work as temps instead. Full-time locum tenens surgeons can make $250,000 or more a year, or twice what they... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Safety net EDs work to limit nonemergency care
As emergency departments with safety net hospitals continue to see more non-emergent patients, many are working harder to redirect patients to more appropriate channels of care, such as outpatient... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: OIG says "yes" to prompt-pay discounts; NY hospitals spend millions to renovate EDs; and much more...
> The HHS Office of the Inspector General has said that yes, it's OK to give patients who pay promptly for inpatient stays a significant discount. Read more...
