As Tenet Healthcare Corp. braces for 2025, outpatient investments, including ASCs, will likely be key drivers of the company’s financial success in the new year.
Category: ASC News
California physician pleads guilty to stealing from workers' comp fund
Kevin Do, MD, a physician in Pasadena, Calif., agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the California workers’ compensation fund of more than $3 million.
RFK Jr. meets with senators in DC leading up to confirmation hearing
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for HSS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has begun meeting with Republican senators on Capitol Hill ahead of his confirmation hearing, according to a Dec. 16 report from NBC News.
Connecticut to pay off medical debt for 23,000 residents
Connecticut will become the first state to begin paying off resident medical debt, according to a Dec. 17 report from Boston.com.
Texas physician pleads guilty in $5.5M COVID fraud
Mark Mazzare, MD, a physician in Tyler, Texas, has pleaded guilty to his role in a $5.5 million over-the-counter COVID-19 test fraud scheme.
The top 31 ASCs of 2024, per Leapfrog
The Leapfrog Group has named the top 31 ASCs for 2024, recognizing facilities for safety and recovery standards, fair billing practices, volume and other achievements.
Court rules ASC was within rights to fire employee
A court of appeals has ruled that Indianapolis, Ind.-based Capitol Street Surgery Center was within its rights to fire an interventional radiology technologist, according to court documents accessed by Becker’s.
Physician charged in $31M fraud scheme
A Whitefish, Mo.-based physician was sentenced for his role in a $31 million fraud scheme.
GLP-1s driving up healthcare usage: 5 things to know
The rising use of GLP-1 medications, such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic, for weight loss has driven up patients’ visits to their physicians, resulting in more frequent diagnoses of other health issues, Finimize reported Dec. 16.
New York physician pleads guilty to kickbacks
A Mattituck, N.Y.-based physician has pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for medically unnecessary brain scans.
