Former Baton Rouge, La.-based physician Randy Lamartiniere, MD, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for illegal controlled substance distribution, the Justice Department said April 4.
Category: ASC News
11 physician fraud suits in March
Here are 11 fraud suits involving physicians that Becker’s reported on in March:
Why inflation is a threat to ASCs' independence
Seventy percent of ASCs were independent in 2022, but inflation has the potential to shrink this figure.
Should health organizations be held responsible for physician suicide? Practitioners weigh in
About one-third of physicians believe that medical schools and healthcare organizations should be held responsible for physician suicide, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Physician Suicide Report,” which surveyed over 9,100 practicing physicians.
Physician specialists most prone to suicidal thoughts
Otolaygngology is the physician specialty with the highest rate of physicians reporting suicidal thoughts in 2023, according to Medscape’s “Medscape Physician Suicide Report,” which surveyed 9,100 practicing physicians among more than 29 specialties.&n…
Georgia physician gets probation for unauthorized medical record access
Carroll County, Ga.-based family medicine physician Brent Harris, MD, has been sentenced to 12 months of probation after illegally accessing medical records, HIPAA Journal reported March 31.
10 California ASCs with the highest prices above Medicare
Sage Transparency, a healthcare transparencydatabase from the Employee’s Forum of Indiana, has named the ASCs charging the highest percentage above Medicare payments to commercial insurers in every state based on the facility’s Medicare reimbursement r…
10 healthiest, unhealthiest cities in America
Brownsville, Texas, has been named the unhealthiest city in America for 2023 while San Francisco was named the healthiest, according to WalletHub. The personal finance website based its findings on 43 key indicators of health, including fruit and veget…
10 New York ASCs with the highest prices above Medicare
Sage Transparency, a healthcare transparency database from the Employee’s Forum of Indiana, has named the ASCs charging the highest percent above Medicare payments to commercial insurers in every state based on the facility’s Medicare reimbursement rat…
Michigan physician convicted for patient overdose, 21 counts of unlawful drug distribution
Former St. Clair, Mich.-based physician Bernard Shelton, MD, was convicted for 21 counts of unlawful prescription drug distribution and a patient’s overdose death, the Justice Department said March 31.
