A federal judge ordered the redaction of two physicians’ names from all unsealed filings in a dismissed qui tam case under the False Claims Act, a departure from how courts have typically ruled on such requests, according to a Sept.…
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CMS’ finalized calendar year 2026 payment rule removed 285 mostly musculoskeletal procedures from Medicare’s inpatient-only list, part of a three-year phaseout the agency plans to complete by 2029. Outpatient procedures reimburse Medicare an average of $16,334 less than the same…
Monday morning is when the cost of inconsistent patient access surfaces — unmet demand, backed-up calls, stretched staff and provider capacity that patients cannot reach. For specialty practices, access is no longer just an operational headache; it’s a growth lever.…
Oct 15, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Presenters:
- Marie D’Aiuto, VP of Patient Access Innovation, Assort Health
- Michael T. Rohmiller, M.D., Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Strategic Advisor, Assort Health
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., sued more than 700 patients over unpaid bills during his more than two-decade career as a practicing OB-GYN in Kansas, and courts issued arrest warrants against 81 of those patients for missing related court dates, The…
Jeffrey Reuben, MD, an orthopedic surgeon based in Texas, has disclosed a data breach affecting 17,017 current and former patients, according to a Sept. 7 report from The HIPAA Journal. Dr. Reuben provided care to patients at NW Surgery in…
Eight health systems have committed more than $350 million to new ASC and outpatient projects in the past two months, signalling the healthcare industry’s move to the outpatient setting. Here are eight new ASC and outpatient care projects that hospitals…
While the decline of independent practice has persisted as a general trend across medicine, the consolidation of physician practices has played out differently across specialties. A 2025 specialty-level breakdown of independent practice published by the American Medical Association found private-practice…
Two Florida men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a $34.8 million Medicare fraud scheme involving unnecessary orthotic braces, according to a Sept. 4 Justice Department news release. Kenneth Kessler III of Miami, was sentenced to 33 months…
Twenty-seven states have opted out of the federal requirement that a physician supervise CRNAs administering anesthesia, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology’s most recent fact sheet, updated in July 2026. Vermont and Ohio became the 26th and 27th…
Georgia Eye Partners relocated its Marietta office less than one mile from its previous location. The office opened and began seeing patients Sept. 8. The previous office closed Sept. 4, according to a Sept. 8 news release from the practice…