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 ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a 30-year-old man inside an ASC in Ontario, Calif., in what quickly escalated into a heated encounter between staff and federal agents, KTLA reported July ...

Nearly two-thirds of physicians could qualify for an incentive bonus program at their place of work, according to a July 8 Medscape report. The report, titled “Comparing Your Pay Against Your Peers:” ...

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 ...

The Transforming Episode Accountability Model from CMS is set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2026, and ties payments to the hospital to the total cost of care as well as quality of care delivered across an ...

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 ...

As healthcare consolidation accelerates and pay shrinks, fewer physicians are choosing private practice. Yet for some, the autonomy and entrepreneurial opportunity are worth the risk. As healthcare ...

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 ...

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.

Nearly 50 health insurers, representing commercial, Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid plans covering 257 million Americans, recently committed to simplifying and standardizing the prior ...

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 ...

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, ...