Category: ASC News

From clinic closures to false claims settlements, here are four updates from retail giant Walgreens since Sept. 4:

Village Medical has shuttered its obstetrics practice in Colorado and will no longer offer care to women during pregnancy or childbirth at its offices in Fort Collins, Colo., the Coloradoan reported Oct. 7.

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, dozens of healthcare facilities in the state are shuttering as residents prepare to evacuate, according to an Oct. 7 report from ABC News.

Healthcare is 17.3% of U.S. GDP, and spending in the sector grew by 4.1% in 2022. But the industry comprises numerous subsectors, leading some to question the long-held concept that healthcare is “recession proof,” according to an Oct. 3 viewpoint publ…

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement have arrested a physician amid murder, manslaughter and racketeering allegations, following a multiyear investigation involving “an illegal drug ring,” the department said in an Oct. 4 release. 

Over the last 10 years, 77% of physicians have shifted away from independent practice and into employed models. 

A physician assistant in Charlotte, N.C., was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a $10 million genetic testing Medicare fraud scheme. 

A Hamilton County (Ind.) jury awarded a Carmel physician $2.05 million after determining that Indianapolis-based Ascension St. Vincent Medical Group had improperly fired him, Indianapolis Business Journal reported Oct. 7. 

On Sept. 24, the New Orleans-based St. Charles Surgical Hospital and Center for Restorative Breast Surgery was awarded $421 million by a jury in a lawsuit that alleged Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana failed to fully pay for out-of-network charg…

AI growth across healthcare is occuring at a rapid clip. In an Oct. 6 article published by Forbes, contributor Randy Bean sat down with leaders at the Cleveland Clinic to discuss its approach and strategies to implementing AI across an organization wit…