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New York gastroenterologist pleads guilty to $1.4M billing fraud: 3 details
A gastroenterologist in Central Islip, N.Y., pleaded guilty March 7 to billing Medicare for millions of dollars for medical procedures that weren’t performed, according to the Justice Department.
Meet the all-cash ASC with over 10 years of price transparency success
The Surgery Center of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City is leading the charge in ASC price transparency with its all-cash model, according to a March 4 D Magazine report.
Cardiologists sell New York medical office building for $11.5M
A medical office building in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., was sold to an investor for $11.5 million, the Albany Business Review reported March 3.
Cardiologists sell New York medical office building for $11.5M
A medical office building in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., was sold to an investor for $11.5 million, the Albany Business Review reported March 3.
15% hike in Utah colon cancer linked to delayed pandemic screenings
Murray, Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare physicians are tying a 15 percent increase in colon cancer cases to a 50 percent drop in colon cancer screenings since the beginning of the pandemic, according a March 3 Standard Examiner report.
55% of total collections at ASCs come from commercial payers
Commercial payers account for 55 percent of total collections at ASCs, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
Quincy Medical Group is 1st freestanding ASC in Illinois to perform cardiac catheterization
Quincy (Ill.) Medical Group Surgery Center is the first freestanding ASC in Illinois to perform a cardiac catheterization, according to a March 7 news release shared with Becker’s.
How payer mix for ASCs stacks up
Commercial payers account for an average of 44 percent of total cases in ASCs, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
1 in 5 physicians are depressed, survey says
Twenty-one percent of physicians reported being depressed in 2022, according to Medscape’s “Physician Suicide Report 2022” published March 4.
120,000-square-foot office building to be converted to lab
A 120,000-square-foot office building in Andover, Mass., has been acquired and will be converted into a lab, according to a March 3 Boston Real Estate Times article.
