The Leapfrog Group has named the top 31 ASCs for 2024, recognizing facilities for safety and recovery standards, fair billing practices, volume and other achievements.
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A court of appeals has ruled that Indianapolis, Ind.-based Capitol Street Surgery Center was within its rights to fire an interventional radiology technologist, according to court documents accessed by Becker's.
A Whitefish, Mo.-based physician was sentenced for his role in a $31 million fraud scheme.
The rising use of GLP-1 medications, such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic, for weight loss has driven up patients' visits to their physicians, resulting in more frequent diagnoses of other health issues, Finimize reported Dec. 16.
A Mattituck, N.Y.-based physician has pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for medically unnecessary brain scans.
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A physician in Jenkintown, Pa., has been charged with illegally prescribing Suboxone, a medication commonly used to treat opioid dependence.
Here are six former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024:
In recent commentary published in the New England Journal of Medicine AI, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Equality AI and Boston University underscored the need for more regulation regarding both AI and non-AI algorithms in healthcare.
An overwhelming majority of nurses are happy with their career choices in 2024, with 92% glad they entered the profession, according to Medscape's 2024 "What They Love and Loathe: Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report," published Dec. 13.
Here are 11 Stark law violations Becker's has reported on in 2024 and where they occurred: