ASC News

Three physicians and two lab marketers have agreed to pay a total of $1,137,914 to resolve allegations they took part in laboratory kickback schemes. 

Tulare, Calif.-based Hapy Bear Surgery Center has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that it failed to properly protect patient data, resulting in a 2023 data breach, according to a Jan. 14 report from Top Class Actions.

Concerns among physicians about the future of healthcare have intensified in the last several years as payers continue to cut reimbursements. 

On Jan. 8, Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai closed and evacuated a number of ASCs and outpatient facilities amid the wildfires sweeping through parts of California. 

A Roselle Park, N.J.-based physician has pleaded guilty to charges of illegally distributing oxycodone

The Tennessee legislature recently passed reforms to the state's certificate-of-need laws that will gradually phase out state CON requirements for ASCs, among other changes. 

A number of Delaware courts have recently refused to modify "overbroad" noncompete agreements, opting to strike them entirely, according to a Jan. 13 viewpoint published by Christina Solomon of the law firm Foley & Lardner in The National Law Review.

Tajul Chowdhury, MD, a physician in Edinburg, Texas, and his son pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for referring prescriptions to local pharmacies.

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking of the 100 best jobs, highlighting the best jobs across 17 categories, including healthcare.

Surgery Partners added Laura Forese, MD, to its board of directors, according to a Jan. 13 news release.