Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and Atlas Healthcare Partners have formed a joint venture to develop and operate a network of ASCs across Minnesota and surrounding regions, according to an April 21 news release. The partnership combines Fairview’s clinical infrastructure as…
Author: Patsy Newitt
Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s healthcare services arm that includes ASC chain SCA Health, reported $63.7 billion in total revenue for the first quarter of 2026, roughly flat compared to $63.9 billion during the same period last year, according to the company’s…
Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America has added Hammad Malik, MD, a board-certified anesthesiologist and fellowship-trained pain management physician, to its South Florida practices, according to an April 20 news release. Dr. Malik specializes in minimally invasive treatments for spine,…
St. Louis-based Ascension is poised to become one of the country’s biggest ASC operators, following its June 2025 bid to acquire ASC company AmSurg in a deal reportedly valued at approximately $3.9 billion. The system said it is “strengthening its…
A Florida nursing assistant has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in an $11.4 million healthcare fraud conspiracy involving medically unnecessary orthotic braces, the Justice Department said in an April 14 news release. Christian Cruz, of…
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Allstate filed a federal lawsuit on April 17 alleging Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners, and nine of its Florida subsidiaries conducted a coordinated scheme to defraud the payer of millions of dollars through false medical billing, according to court documents reviewed…
Gastroenterology ASCs and centers are keeping busy across the country as procedure demand rises, but many are still watching margin erode from a failure to capture the full value of the procedures they’re already performing. Leaders told Becker’s the opportunities…
Three states have updated laws governing physician assistants in the law month, expanding practice authority and revising professional titles. Here are the three states: 1. On April 10, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law a bill that permits a…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against an Illinois physician for allegedly signing orders for medically unnecessary orthotic braces for Medicare beneficiaries she never examined, the Justice Department said in an April 15 news release.…
A Michigan surgeon has been sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to submit more than $7 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for psychotherapy services that were never rendered, the Justice Department said in…