Patsy Newitt, Author at Becker’s ASC

California county OKs $315M sale of HCA hospital: 5 things ASCs need to know

Santa Clara (Calif.) County's board of supervisors has unanimously approved the appropriation of $315 million to purchase a hospital from HCA Healthcare, one of the country's largest ASC operators.

Physicians could lose $25B with new CMS policy: Study

Physicians could lose at least $25 billion in add-on payments for Part B drugs that could be part of the Inflation Reduction Act's program to negotiate drugs, according to a recent study by Avalere.

California clinic chain to pay $7.7M to settle fraud, unclaimed property allegations

U.S. Healthworks, a chain of occupational and urgent care clinics, has agreed to pay $7.7 million to settle allegations it knowingly withheld millions of dollars in unclaimed property from the state of California.

Pain clinic to pay $750K to settle Medicare false claims allegations

Martinsburg, W.Va.-based The Pain Center of West Virginia has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare for amniotic fluid injections used in pain management.

Washington physician practice acquired

Bellingham, Wash.-based Doherty Dermatology has been acquired by Frontier Dermatology.

PE-backed physicians cost Medicare less than hospital physicians: Study

Medicare expenditures in private equity-affiliated private practices were an average of 9.8% lower than for patients treated in hospital-affiliated practices in 2022, according to a recent study by Avalere and the American Independent Medical Practice Association.

Cardiology vs. gastroenterology vs. orthopedics: Where the 3 stand in practice affiliation

Cardiology has the lowest percentage of physicians in private equity-affiliated practices when compared to gastroenterology and orthopedics, according to a recent study by Avalere and the American Independent Medical Practice Association.

Michigan physician clinic, home raided for alleged pill mill

The clinic and home of a physician in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has been raided for an alleged pill mill, WDIV reported Sept. 24.

Discrimination suit filed against New Jersey AmSurg ASC

A former billing manager for AmSurg-affiliated Affiliated Endoscopy Services of Clifton (N.J.) has filed a lawsuit against the ASC alleging employment discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, according to court documents obtained…

Practice administrator sentenced for misappropriating nearly $600K

A former office manager and bookkeeper for a practice in Pawtucket, R.I., has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for misappropriating nearly $570,000 in medical funds and $11,000 in state benefits.