A new management services organization based in Wyoming is on a mission to help rural ASCs stay independent, and in the hands of local physicians. ASCend, founded by CEO Linda Bedwell and COO and CFO Norberto Orellana, was designed to…
Author: Patsy Newitt
Duane Dixon, a former Roanoke, Va., physician, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for healthcare fraud and illegal opioid prescribing, the Justice Department said in a June 11 news release. What happened? Who else is involved?
As the healthcare landscape evolves, ASCs are navigating a complex payer environment characterized by rising costs, shifting reimbursement structures and increasing demands for data-driven value. Here are five major payer trends disrupting the ASC industry today. 1. Rise in direct-to-employer…
Thirteen years ago, Casey Chapman, MD, began his clinical research career in an unlikely place — a 12-foot-by-10-foot closet with the shelves ripped out. Today, as chief medical officer of GI Alliance, he’s helping transform how clinical trials are designed…
Fairfield Medical Center has closed the practice of David Cummin, MD, a physician in Logan, Ohio, leaving more than 7,500 patients in limbo, the Logan-Hocking Times reported June 5. Dr. Cummin is seeking another healthcare organization to take over his…
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James Flaherty, MD, an interventional cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, serves as medical director of the hospital’s coronary care unit. He specializes in advanced therapies for structural heart disease, including transcatheter aortic valve…
A woman disfigured after undergoing 11 unnecessary procedures at an ASC has reached a $3.36 million malpractice settlement, according to a June 6 report from Law.com. What happened? Becker’s has reached out to Special Surgery of Essex County, which is…
A state advisory board is recommending a $1 billion investment in New York City-based SUNY Downstate Hospital that includes building an ASC, Gothamist reported June 6. The proposal would keep the hospital open, reversing earlier suggestions of closure. In addition…
The CEO of a healthcare software company was convicted for his role in a more than $1 billion scheme that involved fraudulent physicians’ orders to Medicare and other payers, , according to a June 3 news release from the Justice…
Here are six gastroenterologists making headlines recently: 1. Hickory, N.C.-based Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke Lifepoint facility, has added gastroenterology services. Simon Allport, MD, a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating digestive conditions, including pancreatic, liver and esophageal disorders, will…