Industry leaders say that some of the most widely held beliefs in ASC management may be actively doing harm, rather than just being outdated. From the push to move every case out of the hospital to the assumption that more…
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Seattle-based Proliance Surgeons has agreed to a $4.45 million settlement to resolve class action litigation stemming from a February 2023 data breach that affected more than 437,000 patients, the HIPAA Journal reported March 12. Hackers gained access to the surgical…
The Justice Department and the state of Ohio on Feb. 20 filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Columbus-based OhioHealth alleging the nonprofit health system has for years wielded its market power to lock out competition and drive up healthcare costs…
ASC administrators and physicians say the biggest obstacle facing the sector is a reimbursement structure that has not kept pace with rising costs or the expanding role of outpatient surgery. From fee schedule disparities to outdated anesthesia payment models, four…
As ASCs continue to reshape the American healthcare landscape, the executives steering the industry’s largest platforms have never been more influential. Here’s a closer look at the leaders at the helm of the biggest names in the ASC business: United…
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San Francisco-based Oath Surgical is taking on the fragmented healthcare system with a vertically integrated approach to outpatient surgery. Launched in 2024, Oath operates three ASCs in Portland, Ore., and partners with more than 175 surgeons and 20 affiliated ASCs…
The Iowa Board of Medicine has lifted its emergency suspension of a Des Moines transplant surgeon’s license after a procedural error derailed disciplinary proceedings, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported March 12. On Jan. 6, the board suspended the license of Qasim…
A Greenbelt, Md.-based vascular company and its physician CEO have agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations of billing federal healthcare programs for medically unnecessary procedures, the Justice Department said in a March news release. CVR Management, Center for…
Many physicians who could be thriving in the outpatient setting aren’t, according to Marcelo Hochman, MD. Dr. Hochman, a Charleston-based independent physician and former president of the Independent Doctors of South Carolina, says it’s a psychological barrier that holds most…
A Batesville, Miss., man has been hit with a civil judgment of more than $31 million for his role in an illegal kickback scheme targeting federal healthcare programs, the Justice Department said in a March 19 news release. Robert Crites,…