Metairie, La.-based physician Alex Glotser, MD, pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of $5.6 million in medically unnecessary equipment and genetic testing.
Category: ASC News
29 HCA ASCs named among America's best
Twenty-nine ASCs owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare are among the best in the U.S., according to Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.
The best ASCs in the South, per Newsweek
Surgery Partners’ Birmingham (Ala.) Surgery Center is the top ASC in the Southern U.S., according to Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.
North Carolina physician sues former employer, alleging he was 'blackballed'
Cancer physician David Hetzel, MD, is suing his former employer, Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital, alleging the hospital incorrectly reported him to the National Practitioner’s Databank, Citizen Times reported Oct. 24.
Female physician compensation by region
Female physicians working in the Pacific region earn the highest average annual compensation compared with those working in other regions, at $314,000 a year.
47 Florida ASCs named best in the country
Forty-seven ASCs in Florida made Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.
Male vs. female physician compensation in 2023
Male physicians earn an average of 29% more than their female counterparts according to Medscape’s 2023 “Female Physician Compensation Report,” published Oct. 23.
California physician gets probation for unapproved drug use
San Diego-based physician Tien Tan Vo, MD, was sentenced to three years of probation for his yearslong use of unapproved, misbranded cosmetic drugs, the Justice Department said Oct. 20.
California hospital sterilizes equipment at ASC following water concerns
Providence Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital has been diverting surgical patients to other medical facilities in the region following concerns regarding the water used in sterilizing its surgical instruments, according to an Oct. 20 report from The…
The best ASCs in the Northeast
Bedford (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgical Center is the top ASC in the Northeastern U.S., according to Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” list, which ranks 550 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.
