Author: Patsy Newitt

Hospitals are showing increasing interest in ASCs, but some are still hesitant, according to the annual "Hospital Leadership ASC Survey," conducted by consulting group Avanza Healthcare Strategies and published Nov. 8. 

A former Optum employee will pay $13 million and serve two years of probation for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme. 

Here are three lawsuits involving physicians evading or allegedly evading taxes that Becker's has covered since Sept. 15:

A California clinic owner pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft for submitting more than $1.5 million in false claims for sleep studies. 

The number of hospital systems that own ASCs are on the rise, according to the annual "Hospital Leadership ASC Survey," conducted by ASC expert group Avanza Healthcare Strategies and published Nov. 8. 

Here are 15 notes from United Surgical Partners International, Surgery Partners and Optum's third quarter financial results:

New Orleans-based hospice facility owner Shiva Akula has been convicted in a $62 million healthcare fraud scheme. 

Pediatric intensivist David Lankford, MD, is suing his former employer, Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Hospital, to get out of a noncompete clause in his contract, local PBS affiliate WFYI reported Nov. 2. 

Here are 15 new ASCs opened or announced that Becker's reported on in October. 

CMS added 11 procedures to the ASC-covered list in the ASC Payment System Final Rule released Nov. 2 that were not included in the proposed rule.