Category: ASC News

Physician sentenced to 18 years in prison for providing material support to ISIS

Pakistani physician Muhammad Masood, MD, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. 

Physician to pay $85K to settle Controlled Substance Act violations 

Missoula, Mont.-based physician William Stratford Jr., MD, has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle allegations that he distributed ketamine from an unregistered location and failed to maintain records. 

Tennessee physician sentenced to 7 years for fraud

Samson Orusa, MD, was sentenced to seven years in prison and to pay more than $1 million in restitution for 13 counts of healthcare fraud.

These 6 Florida hospitals are top ranked in 2 or more physician specialties

Six hospitals in Florida have been ranked in the top 50 in the nation in multiple physician specialties by U.S. News & World Report for 2023 and 2024. 

'Achieving operational excellence': What ASCs should really be focused on right now

With an ever-changing medical landscape and new technologies emerging constantly, ASC leaders often have to make decisions about where to focus their attention to best grow their practices. 

4 physicians suing former employers in 2 months

Here are four physicians who are suing their former employers that Becker’s has reported on since June 5: 

4 hospitals, health systems reinstate masking: What ASCs need to know

As hospital admissions related to COVID-19 continue to rise, several hospitals across the country have reinstated mask policies.

California physician pleads guilty to using unapproved cosmetic drugs 

San Diego, Calf.-based physician Tien Tan Vo, MD, has pleaded guilty to using foreign unapproved and misbranded cosmetic drugs. 

These 5 Texas hospitals are top ranked in 2 or more physician specialties

Five hospitals in Texas have been ranked in the top 50 in the nation in multiple physician specialties by U.S. News & World Report for 2023 and 2024. 

Meet healthcare's youngest female billionaire

Eva Maria Braun-Luedicke, 36, is the world’s youngest female billionaire who earned a fortune in healthcare, according to Forbes’ live net worth tracker.