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Illinois physician admits to illegally prescribing drug
A physician in Collinsville, Ill., admitted to illegally prescribing an anti-anxiety drug, the U.S. Justice Department said June 7. -
Physician sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
Mississippi emergency room physician Kevin Crandell, MD, was sentenced to 33 months in prison and nearly $1 million in restitution, the Daily Journal said June 7. -
5 ASC acquisitions, affiliations, partnerships
Below are five ASC acquisitions, affiliations and partnerships that Becker's has covered since May 3: -
New York physician to pay $600K to settle false billing claims
A Dansville, N.Y.-based physician has agreed to pay $602,662.61 to resolve allegations that he billed CMS for procedures that were never performed, WETM reported June 7. -
Why health execs like to hire temporary physicians
Sixty-five percent of providers used temporary physicians to allow for the continual treatment of patients, according to AMN Healthcare's "2022 Survey of Locum Tenens." -
ASC group IT breach: 2 million people affected
A hacker stole data from ASC and imaging group Shields Health Care, jeopardizing the personal information of 2 million people across 56 practices and facilities in New England. -
Physician deemed a 'high risk' to the public says medical board is using 'phony' evaluation
An Iowa physician who has been deemed a high risk to the public said a state licensing board has used a "phony" competency evaluation to discipline him, the Globe Gazette reported June 5. -
AMA's 10 ways to overhaul Medicare's physician payment system
The American Medical Association endorsed 10 ways to reform the Medicare physician payment system, in a June 3 website post. -
The 2 factors determining ASC success
ASC success boils down to CMS policy and cost management, according to Sandy Berreth, RN, administrator at Foothill Surgery Center in Santa Barbara, Calif. Below, she discusses those factors surgery centers can control and those they can't. -
Inflation is expected to drop later this year: Will ASCs catch a break?
U.S. inflation, which recently hit a 40-year apex of 8.5 percent, is expected to cool later this year and into 2023, the Congressional Budget Office said recently, according to the Wall Street Journal. -
Owner, partner or employee: What's the most attractive to young physicians?
Young physicians are entering the job field with three employment options: owner, employee or partner, the American Medical Association laid out in a June 2 post. -
American College of Surgeons speaks out after 2 surgeons killed in mass shooting at outpatient surgery center building
The American College of Surgeons held a June 2 press conference to discuss the gun violence crisis, less than a day after a spine patient shot and killed his surgeon and three others in a Tulsa, Okla., building that housed an ASC. -
Massachusetts physician pays $100K to settle improper prescribing allegations
A Newton, Mass.-based physician agreed to pay $100,000 to settle allegations that he improperly prescribed schedule II, IV and V controlled substances, the U.S. Justice Department said June 1. -
San Francisco hospital expanding outpatient surgery with $7M gift
San Francisco-based Chinese Hospital received $7 million to expand outpatient surgery services and renovate infrastructure at the hospital's six-story outpatient building, San Francisco Business Journal reported June 1. -
What physicians get paid in 5 top-ranked states to practice
Idaho is the best state to practice medicine in 2022, according to Medscape's rankings released May 20, and they earn an average of $178,301 annually there, according to data from ZipRecruiter. -
Robotic surgery tech: Fewer complications, quicker recovery, decreased opioid prescriptions, Vail Health says
Vail (Colo.) Health's robotic surgery tool, Da Vinci, has resulted in a decrease in complications, quicker recovery and fewer opioid prescriptions following its December 2021 implementations, reported local news source Summit Daily May 31. -
Vaccinated Americans more likely to choose surgery in outpatient setting with vaccinated staff
During a pandemic, such as COVID-19, Americans are more likely to pursue surgery if they are vaccinated, the hospital staff is vaccinated, the surgery is urgent, and the surgery is conducted in an outpatient setting, a study published in Vaccine found. -
88% of providers have used temporary physicians in last year: 3 stats
Eighty-eight percent of healthcare facilities used temporary physicians or other temporary providers in the last year, according to AMN Healthcare's "2022 Survey of Locum Tenens." -
Experts disagree over outlook for independent ASCs: What we heard in May
ASC leaders spoke with Becker's ASC Review on key topics in May, from the outlook for independent ASCs to the financial effects of current payer trends. -
The competitive edge of independent ASCs
Independent ASCs have an edge in the market as procedures increasingly migrate to the outpatient setting, according to Doug Geinzer, founder and president of Las Vegas-based High Performance Providers.
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