Category: Becker’s ASC Review

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.

CHS hospital, ASC sale falls through: 5 things to know

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems’ planned sale of Commonwealth Health to WoodBridge Healthcare has been terminated. 

Trump's health team: 5 names to know

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated leaders to five of the nation’s top health positions. 

New surgical robot expands to the ASC setting

A team of surgeons at UC San Diego Health have become the first in the U.S. to use Distalmotion’s Dexter surgical robot in the outpatient setting.

Is Walgreen's primary care gamble backfiring?

Walgreens is facing significant challenges in its primary care strategy.

California nurse illegally fired for Pro-Palestine activism, aid group alleges

The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and Legal Aid at Work is filing a complaint against the Outpatient Surgery Center of La Jolla (Calif.), an affiliate of SCA Health, for the alleged wrongful termination of registered n…