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Martinsburg, W.Va.-based The Pain Center of West Virginia has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare for amniotic fluid injections used in pain management.

As the demand for outpatient care continues to flourish, ASC leaders must pinpoint and capitalize on key growth opportunities to drive their businesses forward.

ASCs offer several benefits compared to that of traditional hospital settings, however, there are several perks touching various aspects of care that patients, clinicians and health systems alike may not be aware of.

In 2021, the official recommended age for screening colonoscopies was decreased from 50 to 45. But with colorectal cancers on the rise in younger populations, some gastroenterologists are asking if further recommendations to colonoscopy procedures are on the horizon. 

Physicians often straddle the line between roles in a practice as both employees and the central drivers of income for that business. This makes conversations around investment, growth and regulatory compliance potentially complicated, according to an Aug. 19 blog post…

Here are eight ASC that have started robot programs, or are planning to start them, this year, as reported by Becker's:

There are 145,740 active physician assistants, 3,175,390 active registered nurses and 280,140 active nurse practitioners across the U.S., according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Optum is laying off 524 employees across California, according to regulatory documents filed July 18.

Former employees with Optum and its provider subsidiaries began posting on social media beginning July 18 regarding another round of layoffs they say occurred across sectors of the company.

Consolidation is on the rise in healthcare, leading to questions about what the future of physician-owned practices might look like.