Francis Joseph, MD, has been convicted of misappropriating $250,000 in government COVID-19 relief funds, the Justice Department reported Jan. 17.
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The Oklahoma Academy of Physician Assistants is suing the state for new administrative rules made by two agencies that are inconsistent with current state laws, the Oklahoma City Sentinel reported Jan. 15.
30 studies to know that Becker's has reported on since Dec. 29:
Chicago-based Rush Medical Center has constructed a new $450 million outpatient center, ABC7 reported Jan. 13.
Here are four hospitals and health systems that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker's has reported on since Dec. 27:
Practices all over the country suffer from violent threats from patients, including Francavilla Brown, MD, whose practice faced a lockdown after a patient issued death threats to Dr. Brown and her staff, according to a Jan. 17 report from the…
In January, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would keep employees free from non-compete contracts. The rule would apply to full-time employees and independent contractors, both paid and unpaid.
San Diego federal prosecutors have dropped a Medicare fraud case against Irvine, Calif.-based Proove Biosciences, a genetic testing company, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Jan. 12.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Sansum Clinic has received America's Physician Groups' five-star elite status as part of its 2022 Standards of Excellence program, Noozhawk reported Jan. 12.
The U.S. continues to battle inflation as the job market and consumer price index has slowly improved over the last two months. Here are six economic and employment trends that ASC leaders need to know continuing into 2023:
