November/December 2023 Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER The less-discussed threat to ASC growth Les Jebson, regional administrator at Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, joined Becker’s to discuss the threats to outpatient growth and what procedures are moving to the ASC…
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A Washington-based physician was charged for his alleged role in a medical supply scheme that defrauded Medicare and Tricare of more than $13.7 million.
Niagara (N.Y.) Ambulatory Center has tapped Charles Fetterman, MD, as its new medical director, according to a Dec. 5 report from the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal.
CMS finalized a 3.1% payment rate for ASCs in its 2024 final rule, an increase of .3% from the original rule.
Forbes has released its annual list of the 100 most powerful women in the world, including well-known names like Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Barbie. Four U.S.-based women working in healthcare also topped the list.
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Three Texas physicians and one hospital executive have agreed to pay $880,199 to resolve allegations they were involved with a kickback scheme.
Here are three physicians involved or allegedly involved in opioid schemes that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 8:
The Leapfrog Group on Dec. 5 announced its Top ASC Awards for 2023.
Nephrologists saw the lowest annual salary increase in the last 10 years — a bump of only $49,000 — while the specialty with the highest pay jump increased by more than $300,000, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023…
The average annual salary among plastic surgeons increased by $302,000 in the last 10 years, according to data from Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023 and 2013.