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10 specialties where surgeons are most likely to be sued
Approximately half of all physicians will be sued at least once in their career, according to Medscape’s “Malpractice Report 2021.”
$90M upgrade coming to New Orleans hospital’s ASC, endoscopy center
New Orleans-based LCMC Health is renovating the outpatient surgery center at its West Jefferson Medical Center, New Orleans City Business reported Feb. 4.
This innovation could cut the amount of malpractice lawsuits against thyroid surgeons
Using a human amniotic membrane for protection and healing can lead to a 50 percent reduction in vocal cord nerve injuries that can result from surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, a study published in Cell Transplantation suggests.
550+ ASCs with total joint replacements | 2022
Here are 550+ ASCs wtih total joint replacements in 2021.
Medical office complex housing 2 ASCs sells for $125M
Newport Lido Medical Center, a medical office complex in Newport Beach, Calif., has been sold for $125 million to real estate firm Lionstone Investments, according to Commercial Property Executive.
9 ASC equity, real estate transactions in the past 30 days
Below are nine ASC acquisitions that occurred in the past 30 days:
Employees fired from ASC over vaccine mandate protest, may sue
Former employees and supporters protested outside of Copper Ridge Surgery Center in Traverse City, Mich., on Feb. 3 after employees were fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Feb 4. Traverse City Record-Eagle article.
Woman pleads guilty in $44M scheme to fraudulently bill cosmetic surgeries
A 69-year-old woman pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges after billing cosmetic surgeries at a California surgery center as medically necessary, the Justice Department said Feb. 4.
Private equity firms paid nearly $22M to settle medical group fraud claims last year
Private equity companies with physician groups in their portfolios are being held accountable for False Claims Act violations and will continue to face scrutiny from the Justice Department this year.
ASC surgeon charged with involuntary manslaughter has license restricted
The Medical Board of California has restricted the license of a plastic surgeon who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after one of his patients died after a breast augmentation procedure at an ASC.
