Category: ASC News

Internal medicine physician Charles Adams, MD, and his Ringold, Ga.-based medical practice have been ordered to pay more than $27.5 million for submitting false claims to Medicare for chelation therapy reimbursements. 

Ambulatory network United Medical, a multispecialty network with 225 healthcare providers, has expanded its 20-year relationship with electronic health record provider Oracle Health. 

Washington is the best state for jobs while West Virginia is the worst, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill raising the minimum wage for healthcare workers in the state to $25 an hour, according to an Oct. 14 report from The Hill.

Florida has been named the most entrepreneurial state in the U.S. by the Digital Project Manager, which analyzed eight indicators including the percentage of the population starting new businesses, the percentage of startups still active after one year…

More than 1,100 patients are suing medical device company Exactech, which began recalling artificial knees, hips and ankles in 2021, according to an Oct. 10 report from CBS News.

Fifty-two percent of American physicians feel fairly compensated, according to Medscape’s 2023 “International Physician Compensation Report,” published Oct. 11. 

Medscape laid out the disadvantages to physicians taking side gigs in its 2023 “Physician Side Gigs Report,” published Oct. 12. 

 More than half of physicians pursuing side gigs are looking to earn extra money, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Physician Side Gigs Report,” published Oct. 12. 

ASC company AmSurg has officially announced its separation from Envision Healthcare following its bankruptcy filing. In the wake of the reshuffling, Envision’s president and CEO, Jim Rechtin, has announced his intentions to leave the company and take o…