California physician Lilit Baltaian, MD, has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud related to her false home health certifications and fraudulent billings.
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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is planning to phase out its internal medicine residency program at McKeesport (Pa.) hospital, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed to Becker's Nov. 26.
Pontiac (Mich.) General Hospital is seeking Chapter 11 protection after it filed a WARN notice Nov. 15 to lay off 248 employees after learning it had lost Medicare funding.
Four leaders joined Becker's to discuss what Donald Trump's upcoming presidency and various leadership appointments could mean for ASCs, and how they should prepare.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has closed its Asheville (N.C.) Specialty Hospital, a long-term acute care hospital owned by Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health.
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A Philadelphia jury awarded $6.8 million to the descendants of a patient who died from an allegedly botched liver procedure, The Legal Intelligencer reported Nov. 26.
Becker's has reported on five multimillion-dollar Stark law penalties in 2024:
Becker's has reported on five ASC controversies in the last month.
The Colorado Medical Board has ordered two clinics in Colorado Springs to shutter due to allegedly practicing medicine without a license, Fox 21 News reported Nov. 21.
Family medicine physician Kristen Clark, MD, is closing her practice, Ellicott City, Md.-based Well Being Medical Care, part of Privia Health, Dec. 4.