Eighty-seven million patients in the U.S. have had confidential health information breached in 2023 so far, more than double that of last year, according to a report by Atlas VPN, an internet encryption company.
Category: ASC News
Former Optum employee sentenced to pay $13M for fraud scheme
A former Optum employee will pay $13 million and serve two years of probation for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme.
What J&J's new surgical robot could mean for ASCs
Johnson & Johnson MedTech plans to submit its Ottava robotic surgical system for an investigational device exemption application to the FDA in the second half of 2024 to begin clinical trials.
3 physician tax evasion cases in 2 months
Here are three lawsuits involving physicians evading or allegedly evading taxes that Becker’s has covered since Sept. 15:
California clinic owner pleads guilty to $1.5M in false claims
A California clinic owner pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft for submitting more than $1.5 million in false claims for sleep studies.
Clinic owner convicted in $62M fraud scheme
New Orleans-based hospice facility owner Shiva Akula has been convicted in a $62 million healthcare fraud scheme.
9 ASC supergroups' number of facilities
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International tops the list of management organizations with the highest number of ASC partners in 2023.
New York ASC 1st to add computerized epidural tool
New York City-based Island Ambulatory Surgery Center, an ASC affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System and focused on orthopedics and spine care, urology and podiatry, is the first ASC to add Milestone Scientific’s CompuFlo Epidural disposables.
7 physician legal battles in 1 month
Here are seven physician legal battles Becker’s has reported on since Oct. 9:
Optum multispecialty group impacted by cyber incident
Optum multispecialty group, Middletown, N.Y.-based Crystal Run Healthcare, said it has been grappling with a cyber incident on Nov. 3, Cyber News reported Nov. 8.
