A Denton, Texas-based medical center has paid $14.2 million to settle alleged violations of Stark law and Medicare regulations related to four ASCs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, specifically in Dallas, Richardson and Coppell.
Category: Becker’s ASC Review
AI-assisted colonoscopy leads to higher benign lesion removal rates: Study
AI-assisted colonoscopies are associated with high detection and removal rates of non-neoplastic lesions, according to a new study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting.
1 year after Envision, AmSurg split: What's happened since
It’s been more than one year since AmSurg officially emerged under new ownership as a separate and independent entity from Envision Healthcare, its former parent company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2023.
The latest with Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente a 40-hospital system based in Oakland, Calif., has made huge moves in the last month.
Louisiana cardiologist arrested for sexually abusing patients
St. Tammany Parish, La.-based cardiologist Keith Hickey, MD, has been arrested for sexually abusing at least two patients during examinations.
Ascension sells 5-hospital system for $450M: What ASCs need to know
St. Louis-based Ascension has sold its St. Vincent’s Health System to The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Authority in a deal valued at $450 million, effective Nov. 1.
Turiya Anesthesia partners with Emanate Health
Torrance, Calif.-based Turiya Anesthesia, a physician-owned anesthesia group, has partnered with Emanate Health Intercommunity Hospital in Covina, Calif.
4 hospital closures in 1 month
Here are four hospitals that Becker’s reported on shuttering in October:
New Mexico physician charged with fraud, identity theft
A physician and former state police officer in New Mexico have been charged with Medicaid fraud, identity theft and practicing medicine without a license.
CMS inks 2.83% physician pay cut: 5 things to know
CMS finalized a 2.83% physician pay cut in its 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System released on Nov. 1.
