Here are 10 things to know about the proposed changes to CMS payments for physicians: 1. Beginning in 2026, CMS will have two separate conversation factors in its physician fee schedule. The first will be for qualifying alternative payment model…
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Sanjay Mehta, DO, a physician of Shady Spring, W.Va., pleaded guilty to three counts of aiding and abetting obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. Dr. Mehta worked at HOPE Clinics in West Virginia from November 2012 through May 2015. Dr.…
A former nurse at the Oregon Eye Surgery Center in Eugene was sentenced to one year of federal supervision for stealing nearly 300 vials of fentanyl from her employer. According to court documents, Sara Lay, RN, pleaded guilty to obtaining …
Here are seven lawsuits involving ASCs or ASC operators that Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 1: 1. In November, Raynaldo Ortiz, MD, a Dallas-based anesthesiologist, was sentenced to 190 years in prison after being convicted of injecting nerve-blocking agents…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a 30-year-old man inside an ASC in Ontario, Calif., in what quickly escalated into a heated encounter between staff and federal agents, KTLA reported July 9. Masked federal immigration officers targeted Denis Guillen-Solis while he…
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Physicians in the Midwest are the highest-paid in the U.S., according to a July 8 Medscape report. “Comparing Your Pay Against Your Peers“: Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2025” surveyed 7,322 physicians across more than 29 specialties between Oct. 3, 2024,…
Zimmer Biomet and Getinge are partnering to distribute operating room capital products to ASCs, according to a July 10 news release. The partnership offers a turnkey solution for ASCs that can access Getinge’s infection control and surgical portfolio with Zimmer…
AI is rapidly transforming coding operations in musculoskeletal (MSK) care. At Becker’s 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, leaders from Veradigm and aiHealth unpacked the technology’s promise, adoption trends and how to…
Pediatrics is the lowest-paid physician specialty at $564,000 , according to a July 8 Medscape report. “Comparing Your Pay Against Your Peers“: Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2025” surveyed 7,322 physicians across more than 29 specialties between Oct. 3, 2024, and…
A Wilmington, Del.-based physician has been accused of submitting false Medicare claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests, the Justice Department said in a July 7 news release. What happened?