Two business owners have pleaded guilty to buying and selling fake physician orders used to obtain more than $1.5 million in fraudulent Medicare payments.
Author: Patsy Newitt
Four major private equity deals shook up healthcare in the third quarter, according to Provident's third-quarter "Mergers and Acquisitions Update" report.
Marsha Haley, MD, clinical assistant professor of radiation oncology at the University of Pittsburgh, joined Becker's to discuss the biggest threats to physicians and the effect of hospital closures.
Cardiology is one of the most "active and sought after areas within physician practice management," according to Provident's third-quarter "Mergers and Acquisitions Update" report.
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.
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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: