At the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1, Forbes updated its annual list of the richest people in the world, which includes 34 U.S. healthcare billionaires in 2024.
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The conviction of a Maryland physician for his role in a $15 million Medicare fraud scheme was vacated by a federal judge, according to a post by law firm Husch Blackwell on JD Supra.
About 1 one in five workers aged 65 and older were employed in 2023, according to a December survey from the Pew Research Center.
Hospitals in states across the U.S. are starting to bring back mask mandates in healthcare settings as COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses spread at rapid rates, according to a Dec. 28 report from Newsweek.
While ASCs continue to see increased surgical volumes year over year, they are still finding it difficult to staff their centers, according to a 2023 survey from ORManager.
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Two Florida siblings have been arrested and charged for their alleged role in a Medicare fraud scheme using claims for durable medical equipment.
Two Miami men were sentenced for a multistate scheme that used rural hospitals to bill for medically unnecessary urine drug testing.
New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center's CEO Austin Cheng has lost his bid to be put forth as the party's nominee in a special election runoff to replace unseated representative George Santos, according to a Dec. 7 report from CNN.
President Joe Biden's administration has been critical of noncompetes, particularly in healthcare, and some states have taken action to ban them. However, policy changes at the federal level haven't been enacted yet.
Artificial intelligence exploded in healthcare over the last 12 months, and surgery center leaders are watching its impact closely. Will AI make surgery centers more efficient or too complex?