The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, alongside a coalition of 33 healthcare organizations, published a Dec. 8 letter in opposition to a policy by Elevance Health that would require healthcare facilities to absorb costs associated with utilizing providers not in-network with…
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Governor Jeff Landry has appointed Evelyn Griffin, MD, as Louisiana’s next surgeon general, NBC and CBS affiliate KALB reported Dec. 8. The appointment comes after the state’s former surgeon general, Ralph Abraham, MD, was tapped as principal deputy director of…
From expanding procedure capabilities to evolving payment models, these are the accomplishments five ASC leaders told Becker’s they were most proud of over the past year. Question: Looking back at the last year, what’s one thing you would be proud…
In a report released Dec. 3, healthcare solutions company Conexiant ranked the 10 states with the best conditions for surgeons. Here are the 10 best states for surgeons based on salary potential, growth opportunities, malpractice insurance costs and supportive healthcare…
The University of Maryland Faculty Physicians and Axis Research & Technologies launched a joint venture in October to create the nation’s first AI-powered surgical training center. The partnership is developing a 36,000-square-foot Smart Surgical Performance Center aimed at establishing a…
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Hawaii ranked as the best state for healthcare in 2026, receiving a score of 87.6 out of 100 from MoneyGeek. The rankings, updated Nov. 26, compared all 50 states and Washington D.C., across 14 metrics and three main categories: outcomes,…
A physician in River Forest, Ill., has been charged with stealing more than $1 million in payments from Medicaid and Medicare. Mohammad Khamis, MD, received Medicaid and Medicare payments totaling over $1 million for prescriptions he did not render to…
Here are four physician fraud cases reported by Becker’s in the last eight days: 1. Mount San Rafael Hospital and Rural Health Clinic in Trinidad, Colo., and three physicians employed by the hospital agreed to pay a combined $650,000 to…
Colorado physicians, hospital to pay $650K to resolve false claims, controlled substances violations
Mount San Rafael Hospital and Rural Health Clinic in Trinidad, Colo., and three physicians employed by the hospital agreed to pay a combined $650,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and Controlled Substances Act. Between January…
Ralph Abraham, MD, surgeon general of Louisiana, has been tapped as principal deputy director of the CDC, CNN reported Nov. 25. The CDC does not currently have a permanent director after Susan Monrarez, PhD, was fired from the role in…