Category: Becker’s ASC Review

How Tenet's ASC playbook is crushing the competition

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is reshaping its business model to focus on its ASC arm United Surgical Partners International. 

Cardiologists on the move in November

Here are eight cardiologists who joined new health systems and hospitals, as reported by Becker’s in November:

North American Partners in Anesthesia embroiled in breach-of-contract lawsuit

St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., will face allegations that it breached an anti-solicitation clause brought by American Anesthesiology of Syracuse, PC, an affiliate of North American Partners in Anesthesia, the largest anesthesia …

Kaiser Permanente to open California medical office building

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is opening a new medical office building in Salinas, Calif., according to a Dec. 3 report from the Monterey Herald.

Pennsylvania hospital acquires 5 physician practices from Steward 

Meadville (Pa.) Medical Center plans to acquire five physician practices from Dallas-based, financially troubled Steward Health Care, the hospital said in a Nov. 27 news release. 

Physician, device company to pay $2M+ to settle kickback allegations 

A Denver-based neuromonitoring company, its founder, a neurosurgeon, and a businessman have agreed to settlements totaling more than $2 million to resolve federal kickback allegations. 

CEO shares HCA's technology insights

Sam Hazen, CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, discussed his and HCA’s strategies and approaches to AI and other technologies innovating healthcare in an Oct. 1 episode of 3 Takeaways, a podcast hosted by Lynn Thomas. 

Florida PA pleads guilty in $7.3M Medicare fraud scheme

A Florida physician assistant pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of $7.3 million.

American Health Imaging to pay $5M to resolve kickback allegations

Atlanta-based American Health Imaging and its former founder and CEO, Scott Arant, have agreed to pay the U.S. and the state of Georgia $5,250,000 to resolve kickback and false claims allegations.

$145M Sutter ambulatory complex secures city approval

A Sutter Health facility in Folsom, Calif., has earned approval from the city’s planning commission after first being announced in January, according to a Dec. 2 report from ABC 10.