Patsy Newitt

Here are three anesthesiologists who have made headlines since Aug. 29:

Seventy percent of freestanding ASCs are independently owned and operated, according to VMG Health's "Annual Healthcare M&A Report 2022." 

A Brownsville, Texas-based physician assistant has been charged for defrauding Medicaid by working with a suspended medical license, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 6. 

Here are four healthcare moves from Amazon since Aug. 24:

CVS Health entered a deal to acquire home health company Signify Health for $8 billion Sept. 5. 

A Roswell, N.M.-based physician assistant has surrendered his Iowa license following numerous accusations of sexual misconduct, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Sept. 5. 

Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas has temporarily paused operations following a medical emergency involving an 18-year–old boy in which a "compromised" IV bag was found at the facility, The Dallas Morning News reported Sep. 5. 

Here are eight lawsuits involving anesthesiologists that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 1:

Alika Lafontaine, MD, an anesthesiologist in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, was inducted as the Canadian Medical Association's first Indigenous president, Everything GP reported Aug. 26. 

A LaVale, Md.-based anesthesiologist and pain management practice will pay $980,000 to resolve allegations they submitted false claims for medically unnecessary urine tests, Cumberland Times-News reported Aug. 27.