A Texas man has been sentenced to 150 months in prison for organizing and leading a $61.5 million healthcare fraud conspiracy involving thousands of Medicare beneficiaries, the Justice Department said in a March 27 news release. Robert Smith III, of…
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Orthopedic practices and ASCs showed no signs of slowing their growth in early 2026, with a number of new locations opening across the country in the first quarter. The openings span independent surgeon groups, major health systems and children’s hospitals.…
Surgery Center at Pelham in Greer, S.C., has made history as the first ASC in the world to perform total knee arthroplasty using Stryker’s Mako robotic power system. The milestone was years in the making and one that the performing…
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics is in a unique position to grow its workforce in 2026. The practice plans to add 41 surgeons between May 2025 and December 2026, and getting ahead of potential hurdles is an important driver behind the strategy,…
Greer, S.C.-based Surgery Center at Pelham has become the first ASC in the world to offer Stryker’s Mako Robotic Power System for total knee arthroplasty procedures, according to a March 19 news release shared with Becker’s. Frank Armocida, MD, performed…
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A group of nine founding orthopedic surgeons have opened an ASC in Gaithersburg, Md. Watkins Mill Ambulatory Surgery Center includes two operating room suites, a procedure room and recovery areas, according to a March 12 news release from the facility. …
Since CMS implemented a six-month nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollment for certain durable medical equipment suppliers, the Justice Department has announced at least four settlements and sentences tied to DME fraud schemes. CMS said it stopped more than $1.5…
A Texas man was sentenced to 90 months in prison for his role in a $59.9 million scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment billed to Medicare, according to a March 9 news release from the Justice Department. The move…
Kartik Bhatia of Geneva, Ill., was sentenced to two years in prison for a scheme that defrauded Medicare of more than $2 million by submitting claims for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment, according to a March 6 news release from…
Medical equipment company Waukesha, Wis.-based Kinex Medical Company agreed to pay $6.9 million to resolve allegations it submitted false claims to Medicare, TriCare and other federal healthcare programs, according to a March 5 news release from the Justice Department. The…