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NY pain management physician pleads guilty to tax fraud
Queensbury, N.Y., pain management physician Ehab Kodsi, MD, PhD, pleaded guilty to underreporting his income on his tax returns, ABC affiliate News10 reported May 4. -
South Carolina House committee votes to amend certificate of need laws
A South Carolina House committee recommended the state revise its certificate of need laws instead of eliminating them entirely, local NBC affiliate KVPI reported May 3. -
22-year-old Hawaii ASC in danger of closing
Hilo (Hawaii) Community Surgery Center, is in danger of closing due to low volume, its owners told the Hawaii Tribune-Herald. -
What's driving physician revenue
Higher patient demand drove increases in physician productivity and revenue in the first quarter of 2022, according to Kaufman Hall's "Physician Flash Report" published May 2. -
AmSurg at the center of $2.5B Envision lender dispute
Envision Healthcare moved AmSurg, which made up around half of the physician staffing firm's earnings last year, to a new affiliate, according to The Wall Street Journal. -
Allscripts sells its large physician practices business
Healthcare information technology firm Allscripts is selling the net assets of its hospital and large physician practices businesses segment. -
Amazon's latest healthcare moves: 8 things for ASCs to know
Amazon is increasing its efforts to boost its healthcare presence. Here are eight recent healthcare moves from the company for ASC leaders to know: -
Physician compensation hits 2-year high: 4 notes
Physician compensation reached its highest level in two years, driven primarily by increased productivity, according to Kaufman Hall's "Physician Flash Report" published May 2. -
Physician pay is changing: 29 specialties see compensation jumps in 2022
For the first time in Medscape's 11 years of physician compensation reports, all physician specialties reported an increase in pay, with otolaryngologists and gastroenterologists seeing the largest pay increases by percentage. -
Floyd Medical Center performs 500 surgeries with Da Vinci robot
Rome, Ga.-based Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center recently performed its 500th surgery using the Da Vinci Xi Surgical System, WRGA reported April 28. -
Physician charged in alleged $5M scheme to defraud NBA health plan
Washington emergency medicine physician William Washington, MD, was among 19 people charged in an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA's health plan of $5 million, the Justice Department said April 27. -
Economy pulse check: GDP falls 1.4% in Q1 instead of expected 1% gain
Gross domestic product in the U.S. declined at a 1.4 percent pace in the first quarter, below analyst expectations of a 1 percent gain, CNBC reported April 28. -
Washington physician gets 4 years in prison for opioid charges
Physician Janet Arnold, MD, was sentenced to four years in prison on opioid distribution charges, the Justice Department said April 27. -
No link between physician burnout, care outcomes & 6 more study findings
A study using physician surveys and Medicare claims data found no clear link between physician burnout and patient outcomes. -
ASC specialty pay in New York vs. Los Angeles
New York City and Los Angeles are the country's largest cities. Here's how ASC specialty pay stacks up in each one, grouped by practice setting and experience range. Data is from Medscape's physician salary explorer: -
Good and bad news for surgery centers: 10 notes
Surgery center owners see many positive headwinds over the next year, but there are also challenges. Here are five pieces of good news and five pieces of bad news to know. -
USPI, SCA, Surgery Partners & more: 8 things large ASC companies did in the last 89 days
Here are eight updates from some of the largest ASC chains in the U.S. over the last 89 days: -
New York City physician pays $564K to settle COVID-19 false claim allegations
Urgent care physician Josef Schenker, MD, and the two New York City urgent care facilities he owns, are paying $564,217 to settle allegations they submitted false claims to CMS for services not provided when administering COVID-19 vaccines and tests, the Justice Department said April 27. -
California county to pay $12M to settle lawsuit following botched intubation
Riverside (Calif.) County, which owns Riverside University Health System Medical Center, is paying $12 million to settle a lawsuit alleging hospital staff botched an intubation that caused a patient permanent brain damage, The Press-Enterprise reported April 27. -
Physicians can win big with ASC investments
Investment in an ASC is a long-term strategy for physicians, particularly those not employed by a hospital, to thrive financially and gain more control over their day-to-day workflow.
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