A physician and a man with whom he co-owned clinics were sentenced to 10 and 12 years in prison, respectively, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances.
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The owner of two durable medical equipment companies in Texas pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to pay healthcare kickbacks for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has entered into a definitive agreement with Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health for the sale of three Tenet hospitals in South Carolina totaling $2.4 billion in cash, according to a Nov. 17 report from South Florida Hospital News.
In October, ASC management company AmSurg officially announced plans to separate from Envision Healthcare, its former parent company, which filed for bankruptcy earlier in the year.
Here are five updates on some of the U.S.' largest payers that ASC leaders should know:
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Of 21 specialties that saw increases in pay in the last year, six saw salary jumps of more than 10%, according to a survey by Medscape.
USPI saw "midteens" growth in total joint replacements at its ASCs over the third quarter in 2022, according to an Oct. 30 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha.
A report by Humana released Nov. 15 found that value-based care benefits physicians and patients. In light of that finding, is adopting a value-based care model going to make or break ASCs?
Here are six Amazon moves expanding its healthcare presence that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 18 that ASCs should know:
Fifty percent of U.S. consumers say artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery — regardless of whether they have used the technology. That figure was even higher (70%) among those familiar with the technology, according to a survey…