Author: Patsy Newitt

Healthgrades ranked the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery  in 2023, including 12 hospitals in California.

From financial concerns to joint replacements, two leaders recently joined Becker's to discuss the biggest misconceptions of the ASC industry.

Pakistani physician Muhammad Masood, MD, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. 

Missoula, Mont.-based physician William Stratford Jr., MD, has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle allegations that he distributed ketamine from an unregistered location and failed to maintain records. 

San Diego, Calf.-based physician Tien Tan Vo, MD, has pleaded guilty to using foreign unapproved and misbranded cosmetic drugs. 

Here are three physician fraud suits that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 7:

UnitedHealthcare is the largest insurer in the U.S., according to a July 2023 report from Value Penguin. 

Vermont  has the lowest number of ASCs per capita, according to data compiled by Becker's based on 2020 census data and the number of ASCs from the ASCA Association. 

Two Texas-based individuals have been charged for a scheme involving a state-wide chain of physical therapy clinics defrauding a federal worker's compensation program.

Oncologist William Harwin, MD, former president and managing partner of Fort Myers-based Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, has pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to allocate oncology treatments for cancer patients.