Category: ASC News

Navigating significant administrative burdens is a chief contributor to burnout among clinicians and other healthcare professionals.  However, there are strategies to lower those burdens, according to a July 19 post by the American Medical Associa…

The ASC industry is growing rapidly.

U.S. News & World Report released its annual medical school rankings and ratings July 23, selecting the best facilities for both research and primary care. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, owner of the largest ASC chain in the U.S., posted nearly $1.46 billion in income and nearly $17.5 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2024, according to the company’s July 23 earnings report.

Here are five cases of physicians facing allegations of Medicare fraud Becker’s has reported on in the last month:

A Muncie, Ind., physician has been sentenced to five years for Medicaid fraud, among other charges, Fox59 reported July 22. 

The legal battle over a contested ASC in Hoover, Ala., persists after an initial May 28 hearing, according to a report from Alabama Today. 

Ankita Singh, MD, a physician in Maumee, Ohio, was sentenced to 26 months in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare. 

Providence, R.I.-based Hasbro Children’s Hospital has been verified as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons, reported by Providence Business News on July 21. 

Five hospitals announced plans to end services in the last month, which could mean an opportunity for ASCs in these markets to add specialties.