A Houston-based pain management physician and clinic office manager were convicted for operating a clinic that prescribed more than 600,000 opioids for cash, the Justice Department said April 12.
Author: Patsy Newitt
Three physician billionaires saw a net worth increase from 2022 to 2023, according to Forbes' 37th annual list of the world's richest people in 2023.
Private equity in 2022 closed on almost $90 billion in healthcare deals, according to an April 10 report from consulting firm Bain & Co.
Some ASC markets are seeing the rise of super-specialized ASCs — ASCs that offer a single subspecialty that allows physicians and staff to master their surgery line.
New York City-based urologist Darius Paduch, MD, PhD, has been arrested for sexual abuse of patients, among other charges, the Justice Department said April 11.
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Becker's has reported on three payer and health system splits so far in 2023.
Becker's was joined by 32 leaders who discussed the increasing consolidation of the ASC industry.
Howard Jackson, DPM, who practiced in East St. Louis, Ill., pleaded guilty to a $144,694 healthcare fraud scheme, the Justice Department said April 7.
Bal Harbour, Fla.-based physician Drew Lieberman has forfeited his medical license after serving time for his role in a $60 million fraud scheme, the Miami Herald reported April 10.
Former Santa Rosa, Calif.-based pain management physician Thomas Keller has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for illegally prescribing Schedule II and IV controlled substances, the Justice Department said April 7.