Category: ASC News

Kaiser Permanente a 40-hospital system based in Oakland, Calif., has made huge moves in the last month. 

Here are four hospitals that Becker’s reported on shuttering in October:

A physician and former state police officer in New Mexico have been charged with Medicaid fraud, identity theft and practicing medicine without a license.

A Salem, Ore., radiologist has filed a lawsuit against a Kaiser Permanente-affiliated physician group alleging he faced retaliation after bringing forth fraud allegations against two other physicians, The Lund Report reported Nov. 1. 

In the last month, five lawsuits have emerged with significant implications for the ASC industry, covering critical issues from fraud and reimbursement disputes to rising nuclear verdicts and malpractice settlements. 

The Surgery Center of Enid (Okla.) has installed solar panels in a bid to reduce its energy costs, according to an Oct. 31 report from the Enid News & Eagle.

Meadville (Pa.) Medical Center is attempting to reach a deal with the financially troubled Dallas-based Steward Health Care to avoid the closure of physician practices affiliated with Sharon Regional Medical Center, The Meadville Tribune reported Oct. …

Orthopedic surgery tops most lists of the highest paid physician specialties. 

Physicians are struggling to find clear, quick answers to their questions about prior authorization requirements, according to Medscape’s 2024 “‘They’re Awful and Impede Patient Care’: Medscape Physicians and Prior Authorizations Report 2024.” 

Moultrie, Ga.-based Sterling Physician Group recently added six physicians to its medical staff, The Moultrie Observer reported Oct. 31.