ASC News

The ASC Quality Collaboration has released a safety and quality assessment tool, according to a Feb. 3 report from Ambulatory Surgery Center News.

A man from Stoughton, Mass., has pleaded guilty to impersonating physicians to illegally obtain and sell prescription drugs, according to a Feb. 4 news release from the Justice Department. 

It can cost physician practices anywhere between $155 to $582 to acquire a new patient, according to a recent survey from healthcare software company Tebra published Jan. 30.

In the last year, several regions of the U.S. have been hit with devastating natural disasters, from wildfires to hurricanes. 

Hays, Kan.-based HaysMed has settled with two physicians who sued the hospital over the noncompete clauses of their employment contracts. 

A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of Raleigh, N.C.-based otolaryngologist Anita Jackson, MD, for her role in a $46 million Medicare fraud scheme, a decision that could have significant implications for healthcare fraud enforcement, according to a Jan. 31…

State senators have introduced a bill to reform New Mexico's medical malpractice system. 

A bipartisan duo in the Ohio Senate has proposed a ban on noncompete contracts as a condition of employment, the Ohio Capital Journal reported Feb. 4.

A New York man has been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a fraud scheme in which he purchased physician orders for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and submitted claims to Medicare.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is one of the biggest players in the race to acquire physicians.