Here are four ASC controversies Becker’s has reported on in the last month: 1. Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Hand & Plastic Surgery Centre, which does business as Elite Plastic Surgery, reported a data breach affecting 19,846 individuals. Elite Plastic Surgery detected an unauthorized party attempting to access its computer network Jan. 29. An investigation revealed that […]
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A car crashed into a Kaiser Permanente-leased medical office building in Sacramento, Calif., on the morning of March 24, according to a report from CBS Sacramento. Officials are investigating the cause of the crash, which injured three pedestrians, who were hit by debris, and the driver. All of the injuries were categorized as minor, according […]
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Here are five federal policy issues that could impact the healthcare workforce in 2025: 1. Mark Meador, President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the third Republican seat on the five-member Federal Trade Commission, recently told a Senate panel that the agency will focus on technology regulation and noncompete agreements in employment contracts in 2025. 2. […]
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A physician who practiced in Washington, D.C., was found guilty of illegally distributing prescriptions for narcotics in exchange for cash. Ndubuisi Okafor, MD, of Upper Marlboro, Md., ran a medical clinic in Washington, D.C., between May 2021 and April 2023, where he would prescribe opioids to individuals with minimal examination, according to a March 21 […]
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Eight leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest disruptors of the ASC industry. Question: In your view, what’s the most significant disruptor shaking up the ASC industry today, and how is it impacting your center? Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of St. Louis-based ASC group Atlas Surgical Group. There are multiple headwinds facing us. Anesthesia shortage, […]
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On March 21, the National Resident Matching Program released statistics for the 2025 match cycle, which began March 17. 2025 saw record-breaking participation in the program, with 47,208 certified applicants. Here are 22 more statistics on March’s match stats: 1. There was a 5.3% increase in certified applicants from 2024, signaling a renewed interest in […]
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Florida health officials issued an emergency order to restrict the license of Li Voepel, MD, an interventional pain management physician, after three of her patients contracted a “very rare strain” of hepatitis C, Florida Today reported March 22. According to the report, Florida health officials believe that the cases may have been caused by unsterilized […]
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Springfield (Ill.) Clinic plans to lay off nearly 70 employees, according to a March 21 report from The State Journal-Register citing an internal document obtained by the outlet. Springfield Clinic cited “a number of market forces” leading to the closure. “These decisions were made with great diligence and only after exhausting every other option. I […]
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Two physicians in California agreed to settlements to resolve allegations relating to a fraud scheme that caused the false claims to Medicare. Zachary Lipman, MD, of Chico, Calif., paid $290,000 and Michael Woo-Ming, MD, of Murrieta, Calif., agreed to pay $85,000, according to a March 20 news release from the Justice Department. Both settlements are […]
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A new study has found that physicians in Illinois have the highest malpractice payments in the country, The Center Square reported March 21. Using data from the National Practitioner Data Bank, researchers from Noll-Law.com found that the average payment in Illinois is $746,186. Massachusetts was second at $690,405. Minnesota was the only other Midwestern state […]
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