Author: Patsy Newitt

A physician who formerly practiced in Sesser, Ill., was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home confinement after he pleaded guilty to two counts of healthcare fraud. 

A Virginia ENT who already faced 12 counts of assault and sexual battery was indicted on another count of sexual battery, The Winchester Star reported April 4. 

United Surgical Partners International joined with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare in 2015 and has since grown to the largest ASC chain in the country. 

A Bethesda, Md.-based physician has been indicted on seven counts of dispensing controlled substances outside the scope of her professional practice, Fox 5 DC reported April 3. 

Here are three leadership moves Optum, parent company of SCA Health, has made in 2024:

CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group are the two biggest healthcare companies by revenue, according to a report from Investopedia. 

Medicare pay cuts are making it difficult for many smaller, independent physician practices to meet margins. 

More than 35 independent anesthesiologists have banded together to form Chicago Anesthesia Locums, a subgroup of Midwest Anesthesia Partners.

Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health is suing a former physician for allegedly not paying back overpayments for on-call services, the Indiana Business Journal reported April 4.

Independent physicians and ASCs are facing new market challenges as health systems continue to consolidate.