Mohammed Ahmad, MD, a physician based in Avon, Ohio, pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent orders for durable medical equipment as part of a telemedicine scheme that defrauded Medicare, the Justice ...

As ASCs continue to battle declining reimbursement rates and high operational costs, many ASC leaders are looking to increase patient volumes and add ancillary services to relieve their bottom lines.

Physicians in the Midwest are the highest-paid in the U.S., according to a July 8 Medscape report. “Comparing Your Pay Against Your Peers“: Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2025” surveyed 7,322 ...

Zimmer Biomet and Getinge are partnering to distribute operating room capital products to ASCs, according to a July 10 news release. The partnership offers a turnkey solution for ASCs that can access ...

Here are three gastroenterologists who have made headlines in the last 10 days: 1. Gastroenterologist Annie Heermans, MD, has joined Essentia Health-Duluth (Minn.) Clinic. Conditions that Dr. Heermans ...

AdventHealth South Overland Park (Kan.) has transitioned its anesthesia coverage to Anesthesia Associates of Kansas City.  The new partnership will help the hospital with its growth and expansion, ...

Private equity-backed consolidation is rapidly reshaping gastroenterology. Nearly 10% of U.S. gastroenterologists now work in PE-owned practices, and from 2019 to 2023, at least 108 GI practices were ...

AI is rapidly transforming coding operations in musculoskeletal (MSK) care. At Becker’s 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, leaders from ...

In the last year, there have been numerous policy shifts at both the federal and state levels affecting the daily operations and future growth of ASCs. Rachel Rose, a healthcare attorney in Houston, ...

NYU Langone Health has opened an outpatient care center in Middle Island, N.Y. The 7,500-square-foot facility includes 13 exam rooms and two rooms for on-site stress echocardiogram testing, according ...

Here are three physician practice or clinic closures Becker’s has reported on in the last month. 1. Menocal Family Practice, an affiliate of Privia Health, will permanently close its Salisbury, Md., ...

UnitedHealthcare issued a policy update that will no longer include certain physical status considerations in its anesthesia reimbursement calculations. The policy update specifies that the ...