Category: ASC News

California physician placed on probation after being charged with gross negligenc

Tehachapi, Calif.-based physician Susan Hall, MD, has been placed on a four-year probation following repeated negligent acts, Tehachapi News reported Jan. 7. 

3 physician fraud cases in 2023 

Here are three physician fraud cases so far this year:

14 False Claims Act settlements in 2022, 2023

From false Medicare claims to improper and reckless medical billing, here are 14 major False Claims Act settlements in 2022 and the first week of 2023.  

Jacksonville officials to consider grant for $8.3M medical office building

Two organizations behind an $8.3 million healthcare facility in Jacksonville, Fla., have requested a $500,000 grant from the city, according to a Jan. 9 report from the Jacksonville Daily Record.

Healthcare ransomware attacks more than doubled since 2016

The annual number of ransomware attacks on healthcare delivery organizations has more than doubled since 2016, according to a Dec. 29 report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. 

7 hospitals closing service lines

Below are seven hospitals ending services that Becker’s has reported on: 

5 predictions for telehealth in 2023

About 25 percent of patients routinely used telehealth in 2022, according to a Jan. 9 report from the American Medical Association. 

Physician appointment wait times on the rise, study says

AMN Healthcare in partnership with Merritt Hawkins released its 2022 “Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times and Medicare and Medicaid Acceptance Rates,” which found that wait times for physician appointments have increased by 8 percent since 2017….

Texas medical office building earns EPA award

The Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza in Houston, Texas, has been awarded an Energy Star certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a Jan. 6 report from Rejournals.

Vermont physicians urge state to keep limits on THC potency

Numerous Vermont physicians and physician organizations are asking state legislators to keep the current cap on THC potency in cannabis products, Vermont Business Magazine reported Jan. 5.