A multistate chronic disease management provider has agreed to pay $14.9 million to resolve claims it knowingly submitted claims that were not provided in conformity with Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare requirements. 

A former Texas emergency room physician was sentenced to 33 years for sexual abuse of a child over a seven-year period, CBS 19 reported June 5. 

Recent estimates project the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) industry’s growth will extend from $36B in 2023 to $57B in 2031 – just shy of doubling in 8 years. Where will this growth come from?  

Physician pay is trending up in eight common ASC specialties this year, while it is trending down in three others, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report." 

The Physician Advocacy Institute has issued a letter to federal officials warning that consolidation is negatively affecting healthcare quality and affordability in the U.S. 

Congress is calling on private practice physicians to share what has made their operations difficult in the last few years. 

West Virginia, which was named the worst state to practice medicine by Medscape, has eight ASCs.

Wisconsin, which was named the best state to practice medicine by Medscape, has 75 ASCs.

West Virginia is the state where people have the lowest income, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Virginia is the state where people have the highest income, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

A physician in Lansdowne, Va., has had his license suspended following three lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct since 2018. 

Here are three issues reported by Becker's that have the potential to positively affect the ASC industry.

Montana is the best state for physicians in regard to opportunity and competition, according to report from personal finance site WalletHub.

Cedar Rapids-based First Choice Surgical Center agreed to pay $125,000 to resolve allegations it violated the Controlled Substances Act, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa said June 4.

Colorado is the best state to start a business, according to an analysis released June 4 by business financing company SMB Compass. West Virginia was rated the worst state.

Burnout among all employees in the U.S. sits at around 45%, with higher rates among female workers and Gen Z and millennial employees, according to a recent report from Eagle Hill Consulting. 

As workforce shortages continue to persist, ASCs could have more luck hiring employees in the 10 states that Americans are most commonly relocating to. 

Nashville-based ASC services leader AMSURG has established a joint venture with Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health's Poway Surgery Center. 

An osteopathic physician in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, is being sued by the federal government for allegedly not paying nearly $650,000 in taxes and late fees, cleveland.com reported June 3. 

Data breaches in healthcare have boomed in recent years, as technology advances and becomes more integral to the medical field.