Martinsburg, W.Va.-based The Pain Center of West Virginia has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare for amniotic fluid injections used in pain management.
Category: Becker’s ASC Review
Washington physician practice acquired
Bellingham, Wash.-based Doherty Dermatology has been acquired by Frontier Dermatology.
Is consolidation fueling physician burnout?
According to the Physician Foundation’s annual “Survey of America’s Current and Future Physicians,” 6 in 10 physicians and residents reported experiencing burnout, and 50% of respondents said healthcare consolidation is having a negative impact on thei…
Inside the fight to relieve Tennessee's anesthesia provider shortage
Tennessee lawmakers are reviving an effort to address the state’s anesthesia provider shortage after the previous effort died in committee earlier this year, the Public News Service reported Sept. 25.
PE-backed physicians cost Medicare less than hospital physicians: Study
Medicare expenditures in private equity-affiliated private practices were an average of 9.8% lower than for patients treated in hospital-affiliated practices in 2022, according to a recent study by Avalere and the American Independent Medical Practice …
Why another ASC has closed its doors for good
A private ASC in Nacogdoches, Texas, closed its doors permanently in May, citing financial pressures, according to a May 10 report from The Daily Sentinel.
Cardiology vs. gastroenterology vs. orthopedics: Where the 3 stand in practice affiliation
Cardiology has the lowest percentage of physicians in private equity-affiliated practices when compared to gastroenterology and orthopedics, according to a recent study by Avalere and the American Independent Medical Practice Association.
Cardiology vs. gastroenterology vs. orthopedics: Where the 3 stand in practice affiliation
Cardiology has the lowest percentage of physicians in private equity-affiliated practices when compared to gastroenterology and orthopedics, according to a recent study by Avalere and the American Independent Medical Practice Association.
Michigan physician clinic, home raided for alleged pill mill
The clinic and home of a physician in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has been raided for an alleged pill mill, WDIV reported Sept. 24.
Discrimination suit filed against New Jersey AmSurg ASC
A former billing manager for AmSurg-affiliated Affiliated Endoscopy Services of Clifton (N.J.) has filed a lawsuit against the ASC alleging employment discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New Jersey Law Against Discriminatio…
