Raleigh, N.C.-based ENT Anita Louise Jackson, MD, was found guilty of adulterating medical devices for use on patients, among other charges, and must pay $4.79 million, the U.S. District Attorney's Office said Jan. 27 in a news release.
Author: Patsy Newitt
Former Naples, Fla.-based physician Omar Saleh has pleaded guilty in a $2.6 million fraud scheme, the Naples Daily News reported Jan. 27.
The top ASC procedure makes up 20.4 percent of total Medicare payments in 2022, according to a Jan. 26 report from VMG Health.
While the ASC industry remains largely fragmented, the industry is slowly consolidating, according to a Jan. 26 report from VMG Health.
ASC annual net inflation adjustments saw an average increase of 2 percent since 2015, according to a Jan. 26 report from VMG Health.
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After years of courting ASCs, gastroenterology groups and ophthalmology groups, private equity has set its sights on cardiology, a high-acuity growth opportunity for ASCs.
Medicare payments for the top 10 CPT codes are projected to increase by 3.9 percent in total in 2023, according to a Jan. 23 report from VMG Health.
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International's number of ASCs has grown by 116 percent since 2011, according to a Jan. 23 report from VMG Health.
CVS Health has made several massive deals and launched a new virtual care service in 2023, and it was predicted to be the top acquirer of healthcare companies this year, according to a survey by Health Tech Nerds.
Both large ASC groups and individual ASCs continued to grow in 2022, according to a Jan. 23 report from VMG Health.