Meridian, Miss.-based physician Gregory Auzenne, MD, pleaded guilty to a federal charge in connection with a $1.5 billion nationwide pain cream fraud scheme, the Clarion Ledger reported March 20.
At the beginning of March, Julie Wittwer was named chief financial officer at Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Health System, providing services at its ASCs, outreach clinics and hospitals.
Four ASCs nationwide have recently said they will close their doors, switching services to new locations or transitioning to new ownership. Here are seven notes on the closures:
Lockport, N.Y.-based Eastern Niagara Health System’s ASC is set to close its doors on June 17, but it is expected to reopen immediately under Catholic Health management, according to a March 17 report from ABC affiliate WKBW.
Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Ill., has been ranked the most expensive medical school for the 2021-2022 school year by International Medical Aid, running students $74,035 annually.
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Dalal Akoury, MD, a former Myrtle Beach, S.C.-based physician, of making a range of false claims surrounding addiction and cancer treatment, NBC affiliate WMBF reported March 17.
Legislators in New York are pushing for a bill that would make permanent a state executive order that has allowed physician assistants to practice without a supervising physician since March 2020.