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9 pediatric hospitals cut gas emissions from anesthetics over 50%
Project Spruce, a consortium of nine pediatric hospitals, has successfully cut greenhouse gas emissions from inhaled anesthetics by over 50% across its nine partners.
5 ASC legal cases, controversies in 1 month
Here are five controversies involving ASC closures, lawsuits or false claims allegations that Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 23:
How the wealth of the youngest physician billionaire has evolved
Keith Dunleavy, MD, is the youngest physician billionaire, according to Forbes’ 2024 World’s Billionaires list.
How consolidation is impacting employed vs. independent physicians
More than half of independent physicians said mergers and acquisitions have negatively affected their job satisfaction, according to a recent Physicians Foundation survey.
Independent physicians hit harder by pay cuts than employed peers
More independent and older physicians reported experiencing a reduction in income in the last year than employed physicians, according to a recent Physicians Foundation survey.
New California bill could spell 'disaster' for independent physicians: Opinion
Assembly bill 3129 was passed by the California Legislature in August, and would give the attorney general authority to review and approve or deny transactions between independent physician practices and private equity firms.
North Carolina GI ASC adds 10th physician
Hickory, N.C.-based Gastroenterology Associates has added its 10th physician, gastroenterologist Devan Patel, MD, according to a Sept. 19 report from the Hickory Daily Record.
Novant to open outpatient clinic in former Verizon Wireless
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health plans to open a two-story outpatient facility in a former Verizon Wireless call center in Wilmington, N.C., according to a Sept. 19 report from Wilmington Biz.
CVS subsidiary to pay $60M to settle kickback allegations
Chicago-based Oak Street Health, owned by CVS Health since 2023, agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it was involved in a kickback scheme that violated the False Claims Act.
Physician charged for $32.7M fraud scheme
An Alexandria, La.-based physician has been charged for his role in a $32.7 million Medicare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary definitive urine drug testing services.
