Stark law compliance remains a high-stakes issue for healthcare organizations. Here are three settlements that physicians and ASC leaders should be aware of: 1. Gulfcoast Eye Care, operating as Pinellas Eye Care in Florida, agreed to pay $615,000 to resolve…
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Consolidation is on the rise across healthcare, including the anesthesia space. Here are three notes on where efforts to consolidate the anesthesia industry are headed, as recently reported by Becker’s: 1. At least four anesthesia groups have emerged as power…
In the past month, several significant hospital and health system deals have taken place that could have downstream implications for ASCs. Here are five key developments: Emory, Houston Healthcare merger finalized Houston Healthcare, a community health system in Warner Robins,…
Greenville, S.C.-based Eye Health America has added an ophthalmology practice in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., to its network. The integrated eye care platform partnered with Schneider Eye & Wellness Center, which is led by Timothy Schneider, MD, according to a June…
A Louisiana man pleaded guilty to his role in a $3.8 million fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary medical equipment and physician kickbacks, the Justice Department said in a June 5 news release. What happened? What’s next?
The field of orthopedics is rapidly changing with the advent of several new procedures, especially those tailored for the outpatient setting. Here is what to know about four new orthopedic procedures that could revolutionize the industry: BEAR implants Daniel Romanelli,…
A Houston pain management physician agreed to pay $390,082 to settle allegations that he submitted false Medicare claims for surgical implantation of neurostimulator electrodes, the Justice Department said in a June 3 release. What happened?
A class action lawsuit accuses Charleston (W.Va.) Area Medical Center (CAMC) and two former physicians of performing medically unnecessary paraesophageal hernia repairs, often without patient consent, during bariatric surgeries, WCHS reported June 3. What happened?
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s cardiac surgery program has earned a three-star rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The three-star accolade is the highest awarded by the STS, according to a June 5 news release. Penn…
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed a piece of legislation that would allow optometrists in the state to perform laser eye surgeries, according to an April 11 report from radio station KUNM. The move was supported by the…