Category: ASC News

Physician charged in alleged $5M scheme to defraud NBA health plan

Washington emergency medicine physician William Washington, MD, was among 19 people charged in an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA’s health plan of $5 million, the Justice Department said April 27.

Economy pulse check: GDP falls 1.4% in Q1 instead of expected 1% gain

Gross domestic product in the U.S. declined at a 1.4 percent pace in the first quarter, below analyst expectations of a 1 percent gain, CNBC reported April 28.

Washington physician gets 4 years in prison for opioid charges

Physician Janet Arnold, MD, was sentenced to four years in prison on opioid distribution charges, the Justice Department said April 27.

No link between physician burnout, care outcomes & 6 more study findings

A study using physician surveys and Medicare claims data found no clear link between physician burnout and patient outcomes. 

ASC specialty pay in New York vs. Los Angeles 

New York City and Los Angeles are the country’s largest cities. Here’s how ASC specialty pay stacks up in each one, grouped by practice setting and experience range. Data is from Medscape’s physician salary explorer:

Good and bad news for surgery centers: 10 notes

Surgery center owners see many positive headwinds over the next year, but there are also challenges. Here are five pieces of good news and five pieces of bad news to know.

USPI, SCA, Surgery Partners & more: 8 things large ASC companies did in the last 89 days

Here are eight updates from some of the largest ASC chains in the U.S. over the last 89 days:

New York City physician pays $564K to settle COVID-19 false claim allegations

Urgent care physician Josef Schenker, MD, and the two New York City urgent care facilities he owns, are paying $564,217 to settle allegations they submitted false claims to CMS for services not provided when administering COVID-19 vaccines and tests, t…

California county to pay $12M to settle lawsuit following botched intubation

Riverside (Calif.) County, which owns Riverside University Health System Medical Center, is paying $12 million to settle a lawsuit alleging hospital staff botched an intubation that caused a patient permanent brain damage, The Press-Enterprise reported…

Physicians can win big with ASC investments

Investment in an ASC is a long-term strategy for physicians, particularly those not employed by a hospital, to thrive financially and gain more control over their day-to-day workflow.