Lilit Baltaian, MD, a formerly licensed physician from Porter Ranch, Calif., was sentenced to 54 months in prison for falsifying home health certifications and fraudulently billing Medicare. Dr.

A physician in Illinois has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent and unnecessary services.  Mona Ghosh, MD, owned and operated a medical ...

The University of Michigan Health-West and Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan have partnered to develop an orthopedic-focused ASC.  The school’s board of regents approved the partnership as well as ...

Grand Rapids-based Corewell Health West Michigan is rescheduling surgeries due to an anesthesiologist shortage and the imminent breakup with its anesthesia partner, West Michigan Anesthesia. “West ...

The University of Miami Health System UHealth cardiology program has added UHealth Doral, a new cardiology clinic.  Ralph Nader, MD, a cardiologist with more than three decades of experience, will ...

Mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint ventures have had a significant impact on the ASC space over the past few years, but the frequency of deals has recently decreased, according to this ...

President Donald Trump has proposed walking back a Medicaid payment policy enacted during his first term — a move that has been met with concern by hospitals that serve high volumes of Medicaid ...

A new management services organization based in Wyoming is on a mission to help rural ASCs stay independent, and in the hands of local physicians. ASCend, founded by CEO Linda Bedwell and COO and CFO ...

Stamford, Conn.-based ReFocus Eye Health has partnered with Atlantic Retina Center, which has six locations across Maryland and Delaware.  Atlantic Retina Center was founded in 2004 and treats ...

Becker’s has reported on two physicians who are suing or have sued their former employers over alleged retaliation and contract disputes: 1. Mark Linskey, MD, former chair of the UC Irvine Department ...

A Great Neck, N.Y.-based gastroenterologist has been charged with grand larceny for allegedly collecting more than $100,000 in Social Security Disability and Early Retirement benefits while continuing ...

The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus received a $40 million gift to enhance research into treatment of eye diseases.  The school will use the gift to ...