Category: ASC News

Companies that own two medical office buildings in Hamburg, N.Y., are clashing in court over alleged mismanagement, according to an Aug. 29 report from Buffalo Business First.

A California physician was sentenced to 37 months for his role in a $2.8 million fraud scheme. 

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has restored its network after a cyberattack earlier in August. 

Becker’s connected with Anthony DeLuise Jr., MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Ortho Rhode Island in Providence, to find out what makes ASCs stand out compared to their hospital outpatient department counterparts.

ASC leaders and physicians remain frustrated with Medicare and private payers over disparities in reimbursements between their facilities and hospital outpatient departments. 

Walmart said in April that it was shuttering all 51 of its clinics along with its telehealth business, citing financial issues.

Forbes recently released its list of the 500 top colleges in America for 2024, with 25 universities being named top facilities for the best return on investment. 

Tuan Nguyen, MD, a physician in Oklahoma City, agreed to pay $165,000 to settle civil penalty claims that he issued invalid prescriptions for Schedule III controlled substances.

As the ASC market becomes increasingly competitive with more players vying for market share, a successful strategy may be the difference between ASCs that thrive and those that struggle.

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Iowa) has been unanimously exempt from state certificate-of-need requirements for a new project, according to an Aug. 27 report from The Gazette.