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Physician CEO to pay $9M to settle ASC physician kickback allegations
Houston-based National Interventional Radiology Partners and its physician CEO Andrew Gomes, MD, have agreed to pay $8.8 million to resolve allegations they illegally paid physicians kickbacks for clinic and ASC referrals. -
The rising burden of ASC leaders' responsibilities
ASC leaders' level of responsibility is increasing, according to a survey from OR Manager. -
Where ASC leaders are paid the most: Salary by region
No surveyed ASC leaders in the Northeast make less than $100,000, according to a survey from OR Manager. -
Compass Surgical Partners names chief legal officer
Compass Surgical Partners named Sarah Jacobs as chief legal officer, the Raleigh, N.C.-based ASC company said Aug. 21. -
5 HCA ASCs hiring administrators
Here are five ASCs affiliated with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare from across the U.S. that have posted job listings for administrator roles within the past month: -
Physician accused of stealing patient data, soliciting employees to start new practice
A physician is being sued for allegedly stealing trade secrets, including patient information, after leaving a Milford, Conn.-based practice. -
The 'travesty' of patients steered to hospitals as ASCs struggle to meet margins
As the pay disparity between hospital outpatient departments and ASCs continues to grow, some leaders are concerned about how the chasm is driving patients to hospitals. -
Where Optum is laying off employees
Optum has shuttered several clinics and terminated its telehealth business in 2024. -
ASCs pushed to 'breaking point' as chasm grows between reimbursement, costs
ASCs are facing an increasing disparity between practice costs and reimbursements. -
Meet Surgery Partners' top leadership
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has maintained its position as an industry leader in the ASC sector, boasting a 14.2% jump in revenue in the second quarter of 2024, hitting $762.1 million. -
ASC operating budgets climb
Annual ASC operating budgets ticked up last year, according to a survey from OR Manager. -
'There is no price tag for the emotional toll': What happens to physicians when hospitals cut services
Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiologist at the New Haven-based Yale School of Medicine, joined Becker's to discuss how these shuttering services are affecting physicians -
Meet the leaders of 5 ASC organizations
Here is what to know about five state ASC organizations, including their leadership and the number of ASCs in each state: -
Divergent rulings put FTC noncompete ban in flux
The Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban is in flux amid several divergent court rulings, according to an article by law firm Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath published Aug. 14 in JDSupra. -
10 numbers making physicians nervous
Here are 10 numbers making physicians nervous: -
DOJ Stark law complaint sounds alarms for provider compliance
The Department of Justice's recent complaint filed against Erlanger Health System and Medical Center for Stark law violations present several compliance concerns, according to an Aug. 14 report in JDSupra. -
ASC leader pay soars
ASC leaders reported big earnings growth in the last year with more than three quarters now earning six figures, according to OR Manager. -
ASCs' answer to consolidation
ASCs are consolidating, albeit at a slower rate than physician groups or hospitals, and some leaders are looking for different solutions that don't involve rescinding independence. -
The looming healthcare trends scaring ASCs
Five ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the healthcare trends they're concerned about, from private equity to workforce shortages. -
'It's been devastating': Where a physician landed after HCA shuttered practices
HCA Healthcare is facing mounting pressure to give up control of Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health, which it acquired in 2019.
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