Supply Chain
The former owner of two Massachusetts-linked telemedicine companies has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a $110 million Medicare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary orthotic braces, the Justice Department said in an August 20 news…
Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.
Medline has signed a prime vendor agreement with Lincoln, Neb.-based Doctors Outpatient Surgery Center. Through the partnership, the multispecialty ASC will have access to Medline’s portfolio of medical-surgical products, including surgical gloves, procedure packs and infection-prevention products, according to an…
Medtech company Johnson & Johnson and ACCESS, a physician-led management services organization, have signed a multiyear preferred portfolio agreement to expand adoption of advanced cardiac electrophysiology technologies in ASCs. Through the agreement, ACCESS-affiliated ASCs will be able to use a…
Two Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a scheme that submitted approximately $35 million in fraudulent Medicare Advantage claims for medically unnecessary orthotic braces, the Justice Department said in a July 31 news release.…
A Georgia nurse practitioner who owned two telemedicine companies has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme that submitted more than $136 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and prescription drugs, the…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has named Chris Stewart CEO of supply chain for its ASC division, Surgery Ventures. Surgery Ventures jointly owns and operates approximately 150 ASCs across 16 states with more than 3,400 physician partners, according to a June…
Since March 24, the Justice Department has sentenced, accused or settled with four physicians and four durable medical equipment company owner for fraud cases. The activity comes as CMS is currently enforcing a six-month nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollment…
Three Florida men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a scheme to submit nearly $7 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and launder more than $2.2 million in fraud proceeds, the Justice Department…
Implant prices for total shoulder replacement surgery have plummeted more than 40% since 2010, but patients and surgeons have seen almost none of that savings, with hospitals capturing the benefit while physician reimbursements fell nearly as fast as the implant…