Clearwater, Fla.-based Lincare, a medical equipment company, has been ordered to pay $1.15 million to reimburse Washington’s Medicaid program for alleged fraudulent overbilling of leased oxygen equipment.
Category: Becker’s ASC Review
Why nurse practitioner is the best job in healthcare, again
U.S. News & World Report has named the role of nurse practitioner as the best job in the U.S. for 2025 for the second year in a row.
7 states expanding their CRNA workforce
Currently, certified registered nurse anesthetists provide a large percent of anesthesia services nationwide annually, especially in rural areas.
Louisiana chiropractor convicted for $3.2M healthcare fraud scheme
Slidell, La.-based chiropractor Dennis Peyroux pleaded guilty on Jan. 8 to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, admitting to a $3.2 million scheme that billed Medicare for over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits that were not requested.
5 up-and-coming ASC projects to know in 2025
Here are five ASC companies, facilities and joint ventures to watch in 2025, as reported by Becker’s:
Atrium Health Wake Forest earns state approval for outpatient center
Winston Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest (N.C.) Baptist has received state approval to open a $25 million ASC, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Jan. 15.
GI Quality Improvement Consortium adds president
Colleen Schmitt, MD, has been named president of the GI Quality Improvement Consortium, an endoscopic registry and GI benchmarking tool that is jointly managed by the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal En…
3 physicians to pay $500K to settle kickback allegations
Three physicians and two lab marketers have agreed to pay a total of $1,137,914 to resolve allegations they took part in laboratory kickback schemes.
California ASC settles data breach lawsuit
Tulare, Calif.-based Hapy Bear Surgery Center has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that it failed to properly protect patient data, resulting in a 2023 data breach, according to a Jan. 14 report from Top Class Actions.
NextGen Healthcare launches GI-focused EHR suite
NextGen Healthcare has unveiled a gastro suite that brings gastroenterology-specific workflows into NextGen’s electronic health records system.
