Category: ASC News

15 health systems partnering with Amazon, Google and Microsoft

Several key health systems with a large presence in the outpatient care setting have partnered with Big Tech companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, to enhance artificial intelligence and clinical documentation initiatives in the last month….

Stopping data breaches 'key' in fighting Medicare fraud: 5 things to know 

Over the last six months, an investigative team with CBS News Texas has been conducting interviews with over a dozen Medicare recipients whose accounts were used to commit fraud. 

Tennessee clinic owner convicted in $35M fraud scheme

 A Tennessee pain clinic owner was convicted of billing federal healthcare programs approximately $35 million for unnecessary medical injections.

Arizona physician sentenced for healthcare fraud

Linh Nguyen, MD, a physician in Peoria, Ariz., was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for healthcare fraud.

Physician charged in $17M scheme to illegally sell cancer drugs

A Royal Oak, Mich., physician was charged or his role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to sell prescription cancer drugs. 

Female physician compensation in 2024: 16 things to know

Female physicians earn an average of $309,000 in 2024, falling short of the $400,000 earned by male physicians, according to Medscape’s “A Gender Gap That Defies Explanation: Medscape Female Physician Compensation Report 2024,” published Oct. 25. 

Bon Secours ASC settles Virginia negligence suit

A lawsuit against a Bon Secours Surgery Center in Suffolk, Va., ended in a settlement on Oct. 24, according to an Oct. 24 report from WAVY Norfolk.

California lab and owners to pay $135K in kickback scheme: 5 things to know

Escondido, Calif.-based Veni-Express, a mobile phlebotomy lab, and its owners have agreed to pay at least $135,000 to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims for mobile phlebotomy services and related travel mileage.

Iowa family wins $1.6M in wrongful death suit: 5 things to know

A physician in Tipton, Iowa, was found liable for a LeClaire, Iowa, man’s death after being sued by the man’s daughter, CBS2 Iowa reported Oct. 23.

Dallas pharmacy owner sentenced to prison for $41M fraud scheme

A Dallas pharmacy owner was sentenced to prison for billing insurance companies for headache sprays, pain creams and scar creams that were never given to patients.