Author: Patsy Newitt

A San Diego physician who was accused of sexual misconduct has agreed to surrender his medical license, local ABC affiliate KGTV reported Aug. 3. 

Precision Lens, a Bloomington, Minn.-based seller of eye surgery products, and the estate of Paul Ehlen, its former majority owner, will pay $12 million to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to ophthalmic surgeons. 

As the demand for cardiac care in the US continues to rise, and as more patients are screened and treated for cardiovascular disease, cardiac catheterization  and percutaneous coronary intervention procedure demand will also continue to grow. 

Seven healthcare companies topped CNBC's Disruptor 50 list for 2024.

 A chiropractor in Menifee, Calif., has agreed to pay $180,000 to resolve allegations he submitted hundreds of false claims to Medicare for surgically-implanted neurostimulators. 

 An emergency medicine physician has been charged with grand larceny, among other crimes, for allegedly stealing roughly $1.45 million by using a business credit card for personal purchases. 

From CFOs to ASCs, the pressure to meet margins as costs soar and reimbursements decline affects  all of healthcare. 

Here are 10 multimillion-dollar Stark law settlements Becker's has reported on in two years:

Charleen Tacket, administrator of Vital Heart & Vein in Houston, joined Becker's to discuss how patient experience is often missed in conversations with insurance companies. 

CMS has renewed its approval for The Joint Commissions' ASC accreditation program.