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Michigan physician acquitted of pill mill charges after 3 years in jail
After awaiting trial without bond for 43 months, Detroit physician Rajendra Bothra, MD, was acquitted June 29 of all charges that he used his pain clinics to illegally prescribe $500 million in opiods, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Rural hospital ASC project gets $1M in state funds
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed legislation that provides $1 million in capital funding for the development of Texas County Memorial Hospital’s ASC, the Houston Herald reported July 4.
5 gastroenterology updates
From the first full multi-organ transplant to treat a rare form of cancer to practice and center openings, here are five gastroenterology updates Becker’s has reported on since June 22:
Georgia physician pleads guilty to illegally prescribing drugs
A pain management physician in Douglas, Ga., has admitted to participating in a drug trafficking scheme that distributed controlled substances from his pain management clinic, The Georgia Virtue reported July 5.
Amazon healthcare moves: 10 things for ASCs to know
Here are 10 Amazon healthcare moves since May 27 for ASC leaders to know:
ASCs operating at ‘breakneck’ speed to compete with HOPD staffing
Sandra Berreth, RN, director of the Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, Calif., joined Becker’s to discuss the solutions to the biggest challenges in ASCs today.
Cleveland Clinic performs multi-digestive-organ transplant to treat rare cancer
Cleveland Clinic has performed the first full multi-organ transplant with multiple digestive organs to treat a patient with a rare form of appendix cancer.
4 ASC acquisitions, affiliations, partnerships
Here are four ASC acquisitions, affiliations and partnerships Becker’s has covered since June 3:
Orthopedics is the solution to ASC survival, CEO says
John Ryan, CEO of OrthoIndy in Indianapolis, joined Becker’s to discuss what solutions he sees to the biggest challenges facing ASCs today.
Primary care physicians seeing fewer patients per week
The number of hours worked by primary care physicians is at the lowest since 2016, according to Medical Economics’ “2022 Physician Report” released June 16.
