California physician Lilit Baltaian, MD, has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud related to her false home health certifications and fraudulent billings.
Category: ASC News
UPMC hospital to end residency program
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is planning to phase out its internal medicine residency program at McKeesport (Pa.) hospital, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed to Becker’s Nov. 26.
Michigan hospital files for bankruptcy, loses Medicare funding: 4 things to know
Pontiac (Mich.) General Hospital is seeking Chapter 11 protection after it filed a WARN notice Nov. 15 to lay off 248 employees after learning it had lost Medicare funding.
What a Trump presidency could mean for ASCs: 4 leaders weigh in
Four leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what Donald Trump’s upcoming presidency and various leadership appointments could mean for ASCs, and how they should prepare.
HCA shutters long-term acute care hospital in North Carolina: 5 things to know
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has closed its Asheville (N.C.) Specialty Hospital, a long-term acute care hospital owned by Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health.
Philadelphia physician hit with $6.8M verdict in botched surgery case
A Philadelphia jury awarded $6.8 million to the descendants of a patient who died from an allegedly botched liver procedure, The Legal Intelligencer reported Nov. 26.
5 multimillion-dollar Stark law penalties in 2024
Becker’s has reported on five multimillion-dollar Stark law penalties in 2024:
5 ASC controversies in 1 month
Becker’s has reported on five ASC controversies in the last month.
Colorado clinics forced to close for allegedly practicing without a license
The Colorado Medical Board has ordered two clinics in Colorado Springs to shutter due to allegedly practicing medicine without a license, Fox 21 News reported Nov. 21.
Maryland practice to close
Family medicine physician Kristen Clark, MD, is closing her practice, Ellicott City, Md.-based Well Being Medical Care, part of Privia Health, Dec. 4.
