The owner of a medical supply company in Spokane, Wash., has agreed to pay $224,620 to resolve allegations he participated in a kickback scheme to bill Medicare for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment.
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Nashville, Tenn.-based ASC management company SurgNet Health Partners has acquired Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Endoscopy Center.
The American Gastroenterological Association has issued a statement regarding UnitedHealthcare's new gold card prior authorization program, which is set to take effect Oct. 1.
Thomas Andrew Webster, MD, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiring to accept kickbacks through a fraudulent medical supply scheme.
ASC giant United Surgical Partners International continues to grow as its parent company Tenet Healthcare reorganizes its portfolio towards ASC development.
As the shortage of anesthesia providers continues to weigh on healthcare, ASCs are finding new ways to combat the shortage.
Demand for physician specialists is growing, according to AMN Healthcare's 2024 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives," report.
Roman DeSanctis, MD, a cardiologist who practiced at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, has died at 93, according to an Aug. 6 report from The Boston Globe.
Real estate investors Cypress West and TPG Angelo Gordon, who entered into a joint venture in April, have closed on a portfolio of six outpatient facilities on the West Coast.
Rental rates for new de novo ASC space have skyrocketed in recent years, as labor costs, wood and steel prices have all increased through 2023 and into 2024, according to the 2024 "Medical Outpatient Building Outlook" from advisory firm Stout.