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Whistleblowers win $1.75M in physician’s $9.5M Medicare fraud settlement
Minas Kochumian, MD, paid $9.49 million to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to CMS and Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, for procedures and tests that were never performed, the Justice Department said June 10.
Financial burden patients carry poses challenge to gastroenterologists
The shift in patients’ financial burdens is beginning to cast a shadow over gastroenterology.
Optum, Anthem invest in value-based care: What ASCs need to know
Optum Ventures, CVS Ventures, Anthem and HLM Venture Partners announced they are investing in CareBridge, a value-based care company for patients receiving home and community-based services.
Private equity & ASCs: 7 updates in 30 days
Private equity has an increasing influence in the ASC industry as investors see opportunity in ASCs as a high-quality, low-cost site of service.
3 supply chain issues execs are keeping an eye on
Supply chain disruptions aren’t expected to ease for a while, and ASC leaders have been facing obstacles to securing supplies since early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 anesthesiologist making headlines
At least four anesthesiologists made headlines in the last two weeks, including a New York physician who admitted to buying prescription medicine for a profit and an Illinois anesthesiologist running for office.
The 2 focus areas in joint replacement surgery for physicians
Jeremy Statton, MD, serves as an orthopedic surgeon at Atlanta-based Arthritis & Total Joint Specialists.Dr. Statton will serve on the panel “OR Efficiency, It’s About Time” at Becker’s 19th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC…
The cost of running a medical practice has increased by 39 percent, says 1 director. See how he’s handling the change
John Finkenberg, MD, serves as director of San Diego-based Alvarado Spine Center and on the board of directors at the North American Spine Society.Dr. Finkenberg will serve on the panels “Payer Behavior: The Good, Bad and Intriguing Trends for Spine an…
Here’s what’s drawing patients to ASCs
From physician influence to fear of COVID-19 infection, 17 ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what’s drawing patients to ASCs over hospitals.
California system opens subspecialty colorectal ASC
Porterville, Calif.-based Sierra View Medical Center opened its new subspecialty ASC, The Porterville Recorder reported June 9.
