A family medicine physician in Three Rivers, Mass., will pay $220,000 to settle allegations he prescribed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice.

Ker Leader Medical, a new ASC development company, is committed to preserving the autonomy of physicians and ASC leadership. One key way they achieve this is through their innovative financing model.

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of seven ASC closures Becker's reported on in 2024: ...

According to Avanza’s "2022 Key ASC Benchmarks and Industry Figures" report, cardiology is the fastest-growing ASC specialty, drawing attention from both private equity and other consolidators in the ...

While the payer promised that it was a move toward reducing prior authorizations, physicians have continued to express skepticism. "The concept of a gold card program as it is currently proposed, only ...

December has been a tumultuous month for anesthesia pay policy, as provider and public outrage has spurred two payers to reverse controversial reimbursement policies. On Dec. 5, Anthem Blue Cross Blue ...

Two Arizona residents have pleaded guilty to defrauding the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona's Medicaid agency, through their behavioral health clinic.

Sixteen separate cardiology practices across 12 states have agreed to pay a total of more than $17.7 million to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals.

1. In October, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state to block private equity deals for most healthcare facilities.

On Dec. 21, President Joe Biden signed a spending bill to keep the federal government operating into 2025, leaving the planned 2.83% across-the-board Medicare physician payment cut untouched. The cut, ...

ConnectOnCall, a Delaware-based subsidiary of healthcare software company Phreesia, has suffered a data breach affecting up to 914,138 individuals.

SCA Health's Permineter Surgery Center in Atlanta closed Dec. 20, according to a notice on SCA Health's website. The center will be moving its operations to Atlanta Outpatient Surgery Center. Patients ...