Tajul Chowdhury, MD, a physician in Edinburg, Texas, and his son pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for referring prescriptions to local pharmacies.

A recent series of court rulings have halted enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, enacted in 2021 with certain regulations affecting physician practices set to go into effect Jan. 1, ...

Here are the chief pitfalls among provider organizations that the consulting firm identified in its report: 1. Blind to local market dynamics: ASCs may feel that hospital or health system partners ...

A Canandaigua, N.Y.-based gastroenterology practice has joined UR Medicine Thompson Health, according to a Jan. 13 report from FingerLakes.com. The practice, which will now be called Thompson Health ...

A medical office building in Roseville, Calif., has been acquired by Montecito Medical Real Estate for $9.205 million, according to a Jan. 13 report from the Sacramento Business Journal. The ...

Here are the top 25 jobs in healthcare, according to U.S. News, listed with their respective median salaries: * Note: The jobs for which the median salary is $239,200 is based on the Bureau of Labor ...

While ASCs remain largely independent, consolidation is still on the rise in the industry and a number of factors shape ASC independence. Compensation and reimbursement issues In November 2024, CMS ...

In 2024, the FDA approved at-home blood and stool tests for colorectal cancer screenings. In October, a second iteration of the at-home stool test was approved. While new, less-invasive blood tests ...

Here are the states gaining the most ASCs: 1. California: 894 (+46) 2. Florida: 509 (+41) 3. Georgia: 419 (+33) 4. Texas: 488 (+30) 5. New York: 179 (+19) 6. Tennessee: 151 (+14) 7. Ohio: 211 (+13) 8.

The five "emerging" specialties showing signs of accelerated movement toward ASCs in the near future include cardiovascular, spine, ear-nose-and-throat, orthopedics and urology. The study also ...

Discover the top ASC chains in the US, including USPI, SCA Health, and AmSurg, and see how they compare in terms of ASCs, affiliated physicians and more.

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Cardiology has faced a data breach impacting the personal health information of 4,945 patients, according to a Jan. 9 report from the Observer-Dispatch.