Michigan endocrinologist Bashar Kiami, MD, has pleaded guilty to tax evasion, the Justice Department said July 19.
Category: ASC News
HHS eyes fraud potential in continuing education programs
The HHS Office of Inspector General released an advisory opinion highlighting the potential for fraud and abuse in provider-sponsored continuing education programs, according to a July 19 article in JDSupra.
New Jersey ASC association elects new president, board members
The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers has elected two new board members and a new president.
Tennessee physician, clinic owner guilty of unlawful opioid distribution
Smyrna, Tenn.-based physician and clinic owner Hau La was convicted of unlawfully distributing opioids, the U.S. Justice Department said July 20.
US predicts physician, surgeon job growth lower than national average
While hiring is rising in many sectors of the economy, employment for physicians and surgeons is forecast to grow slower than the national average over the next eight years.
California hospital authority sued, accused of trying to shield ASC from oversight
A union representing California public hospital workers is suing a county hospital authority, accusing it of prioritizing the needs of a county-created ASC above those of the public hospital and county residents and violating the law in the process, ac…
California bill would exempt some physicians from prior authorization
A California bill that would exempt physicians from prior authorization rules if they have practiced within an insurer’s plan’s criteria 80 percent of the time has passed the Assembly Health Committee, according to a recent report from the California M…
Riverwood Healthcare Center building $45M ASC
Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Center is conducting a $45 million expansion of its surgery center, Aitkin Independent Age reported July 16.
‘Patients will suffer’: Physicians talk impact of potential CMS pay cut
Physicians are bewildered and concerned about the CMS proposal to cut physician pay by 4.42 percent in its Medicare physician fee schedule proposal for 2023.
Catalyst Healthcare acquires Montana ASC property
Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate and National Real Estate Advisors have purchased a 244,500-square-foot clinic campus in Great Falls, Mont, Rebusiness Online wrote on July 19.
