Author: Patsy Newitt

Nine ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the financial issues pressuring ASCs. 

Prospective CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, has been a major supporter of Medicare Advantage, while Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for HHS secretary, does not have clear public views on Medicare and Medicaid.

Baltimore has been named the richest U.S. city — not for its annual personal income, but due to its high concentration of wealthy households, according to a recent study from property manager Evernest. 

Hospital-based colonoscopy facility fees are more than 50% higher than the same service in a physician's office, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open in 2023.

Olympus and NTT have jointly developed the world's first cloud-based endoscopy system that processes endoscopic videos on the cloud, according to a Nov. 19 news release.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health's is set to acquire physician-owned Black Hills Surgical Hospital and Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center — a move poised to reshape the region's healthcare landscape, Sioux Falls Live reported Nov. 14. 

The owner and operator of a Texas lab was charged for his role in a $79 million testing fraud scheme. 

In one day, Becker's reported on three physician clinic closures, citing reasons ranging from safety concerns and physician retirement. 

A certified registered nurse practitioner in Harrisburg, Pa., was sentenced for writing fraudulent prescriptions for thousands of Oxycodone pills. 

Bradenton, Fla.-based MCR Health has laid off several physicians after it sought Chapter 11 protection Nov. 11.