A national sales director from Port Jefferson, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to a scheme involving kickbacks to physicians in exchange for ordering unnecessary brain scans, resulting in $70.6 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, according to an April 2 news release from the Justice Department. What happened?
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McKesson has completed an $850 million acquisition of general ophthalmology and retina management services company PRISM Vision Holdings. Through the acquisition, McKesson will own 80% of PRISM, according to an April 2 news release. PRISM will retain the other 20%. McKesson will now be able to develop its first retinal and ophthalmology platform, expanding its […]
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In late February, the House passed a budget resolution that aimed to cut federal spending by up to $2 trillion over the next decade. The Republican-backed plan calls for at least $880 billion in spending reductions through 2034, with Medicaid expected to take the biggest hit. The Senate is expected to vote on the legislation […]
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St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine has named Aaron Lee, MD, as head of its ophthalmology and visual sciences department. Dr. Lee currently serves as endowed professor of ophthalmology at Seattle-based University of Washington. He is also the director of research at the University of Washington’s retina center, according to an April 1 news […]
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Despite projections of rapid growth, the outpatient migration of cardiology has not accelerated as expected — even as cardiology stands out as the fastest-growing ASC specialty, according to a 2022 report from Avanza. “When these procedures were approved, everyone thought there would be this rapid acceleration into cardiology, but that hasn’t really happened,” Vance Chunn, […]
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Gastroenterology has the highest percentage of block time utilization at ASCs, according to ASC software company HST Pathways’ latest “State of the Industry Report.“ Here’s the percentage of block time used at ASCs, by specialty, in 2024, according to data from 590 ASCs in 47 states:
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Shyroll Morris, senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth’s East Florida division, shared with Becker’s the health system’s ASC strategy and how it brought local physicians into closer alignment. In many established markets, health systems focus primarily on employed physicians. But AdventHealth found that forming strong partnerships with independent community […]
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Tallahassee Primary Care Associates is closing after nearly 30 years, WFSU Public Media reported April 1. The closure will take effect April 25, according to the report. In January, the practice announced that “select physicians” would be departing, and that other departures and service line closures would also potentially take place. In an open letter […]
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Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health has completed construction on its $20 million ASC in Myrtle Beach, S.C., My Horry News reported April 2. The ASC features four operating rooms, two procedure rooms and 17 pre- and post-operation rooms. The facility was built on McLeod’s Carolina Forest campus, adjacent to a new hospital that is slated for […]
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Independent ASCs are under growing pressure as reimbursement fails to keep pace with rising operational costs, staffing shortages and mounting administrative burdens. In response to these challenges, Gregg Gordon launched Surgical Solutions IPA in 2024, one of the country’s first independent practice associations built solely for ASCs. Based in New York City, SSIPA works to […]
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