Pinellas (Fla.) Eye Care, doing business as Gulfcoast Eye Care, agreed to pay $615,000 to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act and Stark law for its billing practices for transcranial doppler ultrasounds, the Justice Department said in a…
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ASCS are emerging as powerful assets in hospitals’ and health systems’ efforts to attract and retain surgeons, particularly in high-demand specialties. According to Avanza’s Intelligence Hospital Leadership ASC Survey, 93% of hospital and health system leaders view having an ASC…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners quietly expanded its footprint in ophthalmology through an acquisition of Dallas-based Key-Whitman Eye Center, executives said during the company’s May 13 earnings call. Here are four key takeaways: 1. Surgery Partners CFO David Doherty described the…
From sweeping drug price reforms to proposed staffing mandates and changes to Medicaid financing, here are five federal policy moves from the last week that ASCs need to know: CMS proposes updates for third round of Medicare drug price negotiations…
More than 60% of hospitals and health systems report that payers are pressuring them to ASC options for appropriate cases, according to Avanza’s Intelligence Hospital Leadership ASC Survey. Here are four key insights from the survey:
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Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners is leaning heavily on acquisitions and de novo development to accelerate its ASC growth, executives shared during a May 13 earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. Here are five key takeaways from the company’s growth strategy:…
New Mexico has the lowest average physician pay satisfaction of any state, according to a new report from recently launched salary transparency platform Marit Health. Marit Health ranked pay satisfaction on a 5-point scale, with 1 representing very dissatisfied with…
Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System and its affiliate Physician Network Advantage have agreed to pay $31.5 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act and Stark law by providing benefits to physicians in exchange for patient referrals, according…
David Allingham, MD, owner and sole practitioner at Oakton (Va.) Primary Care Center, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for operating a pill mill, distributing controlled substances, and making false healthcare statements, according to a May 14 news release…
Columbia, N.H.-based Robert Soucy, DO, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully distributing controlled substances, according to a May 13 news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. What happened?