Connecticut will become the first state to begin paying off resident medical debt, according to a Dec. 17 report from Boston.com.
Category: ASC News
Texas physician pleads guilty in $5.5M COVID fraud
Mark Mazzare, MD, a physician in Tyler, Texas, has pleaded guilty to his role in a $5.5 million over-the-counter COVID-19 test fraud scheme.
The top 31 ASCs of 2024, per Leapfrog
The Leapfrog Group has named the top 31 ASCs for 2024, recognizing facilities for safety and recovery standards, fair billing practices, volume and other achievements.
Court rules ASC was within rights to fire employee
A court of appeals has ruled that Indianapolis, Ind.-based Capitol Street Surgery Center was within its rights to fire an interventional radiology technologist, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.
Physician charged in $31M fraud scheme
A Whitefish, Mo.-based physician was sentenced for his role in a $31 million fraud scheme.
GLP-1s driving up healthcare usage: 5 things to know
The rising use of GLP-1 medications, such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic, for weight loss has driven up patients’ visits to their physicians, resulting in more frequent diagnoses of other health issues, Finimize reported Dec. 16.
New York physician pleads guilty to kickbacks
A Mattituck, N.Y.-based physician has pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for medically unnecessary brain scans.
Pennsylvania physician charged with illegal suboxone prescription
A physician in Jenkintown, Pa., has been charged with illegally prescribing Suboxone, a medication commonly used to treat opioid dependence.
6 former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024
Here are six former staff suing their ASC employer in 2024:
Researchers urge tighter regulation for healthcare algorithms
In recent commentary published in the New England Journal of Medicine AI, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Equality AI and Boston University underscored the need for more regulation regarding both AI and non-AI a…
