Five Florida ophthalmology practices agreed to pay nearly $6 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary transcranial doppler ultrasounds, according to a Jan. 15 news release from the Justice Department. What happened?
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Andover (Mass.) Eye Associates experienced a data security incident that impacted about 1,600 patients, according to a Jan. 12 report from The HIPAA Journal. An unauthorized actor gained access to two employee email accounts and certain emails on the accounts…
Maryland Vision Institute and Busack Eye Center have opened a shared practice in Frederick, Md. The two practices will begin providing care at the facility in January, according to a Jan. 8 news release from Vision Innovation Partners. As part…
Orlando, Fla.-based Ascend Vision Partners entered the Oklahoma market with the acquisition of three practices. according to a Jan. 7 press release. The acquisition includes Oklahoma Retinal Consultants and Sylvester Eye Care & Aesthetics, both in Oklahoma City, and Wise…
Bloomington, Ill.-based VisionPoint Eye Center has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2024 data breach, according to a Dec. 26 report from The HIPAA Journal. In October 2024, an unauthorized party accessed VisionPoint’s network,…
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Cataract surgery is one of the most common procedures performed in ASCs, and it is also Medicare’s highest-volume operation, according to a Dec. 18 report on Medpage Today. Here are five things to know: 1. Medicare cataract surgery payment has…
Bloomington, Ill.-based VisionPoint Eye Center has notified certain patients that their information may have been affected in a data security incident. The organization experienced an incident in October involving an unauthorized party gaining access to VisionPoint’s network. A forensic investigation…
Ophthalmologists have raised concerns about a bill in the New Hampshire State House that would expand laser treatment certifications for optometrists, according to a Dec. 9 report from ABC affiliate WMUR 9. House Bill 349 would allow optometrists to be…
The Parker Cornea Eye Institute has broken ground on a 6,500-square-foot ASC in Birmingham, Ala. The ophthalmology-focused facility will include two operating rooms, patient recovery areas and administrative space, according to a Nov. 19 news release from Doster Construction, the…
Spokane (Wash.) Eye Clinic has joined Prism Vision Group’s network of affiliated practices. The affiliation expands Prism’s geographic reach beyond its traditional mid-Atlantic footprint. Based in New Providence, N.J., Prism was acquired in April 2025 by McKesson as part of…