News and Analysis
Average ASA Status for Orthopedic Procedures by CMS Region
Here are statistics on the average ASA status for the top orthopedic procedure in ASCs by CMS region, according to Genascis. Read more...N.J. ASC Pain Management Physician Sentenced for Billing Fraud
Shams Qureshi, MD, a pain management physician of the Pain Center of North Jersey in Clifton, N.J., also known as the Bergen Passaic Ambulatory Surgery Center, was sentenced to probation, medical license suspension and home confinement after he plead guilty to billing fraud, according to NorthJersey.com, the online edition The Record.
Read more...Survey: Half of Patients Think Physicians are Too Eager to Prescribe Drugs
A Consumer Reports National Research Center survey showed consumers believe pharmaceutical companies have too much influence on a physician's decision to prescribe certain drugs, according to a Web MD report.
Read more...New Jersey Sports Medicine Physician Indicted for Healthcare Fraud
John Costino, DO, a North Wildwood, N.J.-based sports medicine and family practice physician, and his wife Barbara Costino were indicted on three counts of healthcare fraud, according to a Press of Atlantic City report. Read more...Download Brochure for 17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference
To download the brochure for the 17th Annual Improving Profitability, and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs Conference (Oct. 21-23 in Chicago), click here or the image below.
Read more...Arkansas Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced to 10 Months in Prison for Fraud
Robert J. Tomlinson, MD, a Fayetteville, Ark.-based orthopedic surgeon has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for healthcare fraud, according to an Arkansas News report. Read more...Atlanta Podiatry Centers Announce Merger
Village Podiatry Centers, located in Atlanta, announced a merger with Foot and Leg Healthcare Specialists, also located in Atlanta,expanding Village Podiatry Centers to 26 Georgia offices and three ASCs, according to a Village Podiatry Centers news release. Read more...New York Primary Care Physician Charged for Allegedly Leading Oxycodone Drug Ring, Pain Management Fraud
A Manhattan, N.Y.-based physician and eight others have been charged for allegedly distributing oxycodone pills through a Manhattan-based drug ring, according to a news release by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Read more...Sanford Health Merges With Orthopaedic Associates in North Dakota
North Dakota's Sanford Health and the Orthopaedic Associates have signed a letter of intent to merge this fall which places nearly all Fargo-Moorhead orthopedic surgeons under one health system, according to a The Forum report. Read more...New Orthopedic Surgery Center to Open in Bellevue, Wisconsin
Bellin Health Orthopedic Surgery Center and Orthopedic Sports Medicine Specialists announced the grand opening of a$11.9 million surgery center and clinic in Bellevue, Wis., according to a Bellin Health news release. Read more...Channels
