The Saint Luke's East Hospital ASC in Lee's Summit, Mo., has broken ground on a $52 million expansion project, according to an April 19 report from REBusiness Online.
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Anthem Blue Cross has issued a systemwide notice amending its physician agreement to require contracted physicians to maintain privileges with at least one in-network ambulatory surgery center.
Four practice management specialists joined Becker's to discuss what they believe will determine the success or failure of ASCs this year.
Wisconsin is the highest paying state for physicians in 2023, where they earn $397,000 on average, according to new data from Medscape.
A former physician and his ASC company were sentenced to seven years in prison and five years of probation, respectively, for a scheme to defraud private insurers and the Tricare program by submitting about $355 million in false claims related…
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Theresa Pickering was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution for posing as a licensed physician assistant at a family practice in Georgia. This is her second conviction for fraudulently practicing.
The following are six updates in states that have punished physicians by suspending or restricting their medical licenses for misconduct, as covered by Becker's since March 28:
From supply chain problems to high staffing costs, seven leaders joined Becker's to discuss the factors that are losing money for ASCs.
Approximately 24.3 percent of physicians plan to quit their roles in the next two years, with an additional 47.3 percent reporting feeling burned out, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, University…
Wyoming is the state with the fewest employed physicians, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.