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An anesthesiologist who practiced in Bloomington, Ind., has settled an agreement with the state attorney general's office that would indefinitely suspend his medical license until the outcome of his criminal trial, according to a 6News report.

A Miami resident who pleaded guilty to his role in a fraud scheme that filed $55 million in false claims to Medicare has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, according to a Miami Herald news report.

A former physician from Tigard, Ore., who has been declared a fugitive since 2004 following accusations of fraudulently obtaining controlled substances and medical fraud, has pled not guilty to those charges, according to a Daily Rosetta news report.

Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Surgery Center has recently undertaken a number of efforts to grow the facility. Denise Kesler, director for the ASC, discusses some challenges the surgery center faced during the projects.

A new ophthalmology ASC is set to open in Blaine, Minn., on Nov. 1 as part of a specialty medical office, according to a news release from Minnesota Eye Consultants, developer of the surgery center.

TriMedx, a medical equipment management company, has announced it has received the Communitas Award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for its commitment to philanthropy and service.

A psychiatrist from Del Rio, Texas, has been sentenced to five years probation for conspiring with two others to file false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Del Rio News-Herald report.

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association has released a white paper, "Combating Health Care Fraud in a Post-Reform World: Seven Guiding Principles for Policymakers", which has been published in light of recent healthcare reform and a new governmental focus on…

A cardiologist from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., has agreed to pay the government $395,000 to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to Medicare, according to an AZ Central news report.

While newspaper, radio and television advertising has been the traditional method of marketing an ASC's services, the ever-growing Internet has provided ASCs with a new and fresh way of connecting to their patients and expanding their presence within a community.…