Health systems accounted for half of the physician practice deals Becker’s reported over the past month. Specialty platforms made moves in optometry, musculoskeletal care and cosmetic surgery. Here are six deals to know: 1. The West Hawaii Region of Kealakekua-based…
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Technical skill is the most common contributing factor in malpractice claims against general surgeons. Claims tied to communication, however, carry the highest average payment, at about $400,000. Napa, Calif.-based The Doctors Company analyzed 1,138 general surgery claims from 2010 to…
Physician practice deals drew pushback this year from regulators, lawmakers and researchers. Here are five controversies that shaped the conversation: 1. USAP settles FTC roll-up case. On April 23, the FTC announced an agreement in principle with Houston-based U.S. Anesthesia…
In a lawsuit filed July 22, Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health suing Independence Blue Cross, alleging that an IBX site-of-care policy pushing some elective procedures out of hospital outpatient departments and into ASCs has cost the system $35.4 million. The policy is…
Only 33% of ASC-eligible procedures in the Philadelphia region have moved to surgery centers, compared with 56% nationally, according to Regent Surgical data drawn from a Kythera Labs analysis. Regent CEO Travis Messina said the biggest reason is who employs…
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A podiatrist formerly based in New York has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded Amtrak’s health care plan, as well as for unlawfully distributing opioids and illegally possessing a firearm, according…
Private equity and corporate buyers have turned gastroenterology into one of the most consolidated specialties in outpatient care. Here are five of the largest GI groups to know: 1. GI Alliance Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance is one of the nation’s…
Federal prosecutors have secured guilty pleas or prison sentences in at least six durable medical equipment fraud cases tied to more than $1.5 billion in claims since late May, and CMS has barred 11 DME suppliers from Medicare Advantage payments.…
Plano, Texas-based Heal 360 Urgent Care, Heal 360 Primary Care and their owner, Mohammed Amer Mohiuddin, MD, have agreed to pay $20 million to resolve allegations that they billed a federal COVID-19 program for office visits that never happened, according…
ASCs completed prior authorization on 32% of cases that required it in 2025, according to HST Pathways’ 2026 State of the ASC Industry Report. The report draws on data from 682 surgery centers in 45 states. Here are five things…