Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Gregory Scimeca, MD, and Burlington County Eye Physicians, agreed to pay $469,232 to resolve federal allegations of false claims submissions and receiving kickbacks.

Mississippi was ranked last on a list of states with the best healthcare systems by personal finance website Wallethub. 

Minnesota was ranked No. 1 on a list of states with the best healthcare systems by personal finance website Wallethub. 

Newsweek and research firm Statista released their annual rankings of the best hospitals in the U.S. for cardiac care, which includes four hospitals in California in the top 25. 

The Olympic Medical Heart Center added Zina Hajduczok, MD, to its cardiology team.

Adrian Talbot, MD, a physician in Slidell, La., was convicted of conspiring to distribute more than 1.8 million Schedule II controlled substances and defrauding healthcare programs of more than $5.4 million.

Ankita Singh, MD, a physician in Maumee, Ohio, was sentenced to 26 months in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare. 

The highest-paid ophthalmologist in Oklahoma City earns $715,000 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $312,120 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Bon Secours filed a development plan for a new cardiology ASC in Henrico, Va., according to a July 18 report by Richmond BizSense.

Cleveland Clinic was ranked as the best hospital in the country for cardiology, heart and vascular surgery by U.S. News & World Report.