That’s because the nation’s largest trade group for medical doctors is conducting a practice survey that could have big implications for physician payment.

The ratings agency dropped Akumin from "CCC" to "D," the lowest mark on S&P’s scale, typically used after a company files such a petition. 

The nearly half-billion-dollar loan balance will convert to shares of common stock, held by lender Stonepeak, with Akumin transitioning to a privately held company. 

Adding MSDR will allow AMN to provide a larger candidate pool, including professionals specializing in some of the “most needed, in-demand services.” 

The pause will last until Akumin can restore its systems in a “safe and secure manner,” leaving the company unable to see patients at its fixed-site locations. 

More than three-quarters of those reached said they disagree with reducing reimbursement to rads under the 2024 fee schedule, RBMA and MITA reported Thursday. 

Atlantic Street Capital is purchasing Brown’s Medical Imaging and plans to combine the company with previously acquired Prestige Medical Imaging.  

The preliminary award includes $134M in underpayment damages, $9M in prejudgment interest, and $2.2M in attorney fees, arbitrators confirmed.