A man in Port Richey, Fla., has pleaded guilty for his role in a $39.5 million healthcare fraud case that involved physician kickbacks. 

Healthcare bankruptcies have slowed since a five-year high in 2023, when 12 hospitals and health systems filed for bankruptcy, according to a report published Aug. 14 by Gibbins Advisors, a healthcare restructuring consulting firm.

Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant High Plains Surgery Center has earned the Optum Bariatric Center of Excellence designation from the Clinical Sciences Institute. 

Here are five multimillion-dollar false claims settlements in the last three months:

United Urology Group recently experienced a data breach that involved sensitive patient information.

A newly introduced bipartisan bill, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act,  aims to loosen restrictions on physician-owned hospitals. 

There are 110,320 employed surgical technologists in the U.S., according to data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.

Three hematology-oncology physicians have resigned from South Kingston, R.I.-based South County Health claiming  underfunding, The Providence Journal reported July 30. 

Staffing shortages have been a persistent issue across ASCs and hospitals alike. Here are five things to know about the ongoing crisis:

Here are 11 cases of physicians suing their former employers, as reported by Becker's in 2024"

In a bid to consolidate operations, Crozer Health's Ridley Park, Pa.-based Taylor Hospital will cease  performing surgeries, as reported Aug. 14 by CBS News.

Houston and its suburbs were named the best areas for inflation, according to WalletHub's Changes in Inflation by City report published Aug. 14. 

U.S. year-over-year inflation rate sits at 2.9% as of July 2024, slowing below 3% for the first time since March 2021, according to WalletHub's Changes in Inflation by City report published Aug. 14. 

Here are five ASC developments and acquisitions in the Midwest, as reported by Becker's since Aug. 2:

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual list of the most affordable places to live in 2024 and 2025, with Fort Wayne, Ind., topping the list. 

Louisiana was named the worst state to live in, according to Wallethub's 2024 Best States To Live In, published Aug. 12.

Here are five industry-shifting deals within the ASC world in 2024.

Despite the unpredictable job market in the U.S., healthcare has remained relatively consistent as a leading sector for growth.

Coeur D'Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health experienced a data security incident that may have affected patient and staff information.

A Florida health center confirmed that patients' data was accessed by an unauthorized party in a breach that took place earlier this year, according to an article by lawyer Richard Console published in JD Supra on Aug. 12.