Morganville cardiologist sentenced to 35 months in prison for $1.9 million healthcare fraud scheme involving false insurance claims.

So-called "nuclear verdicts," defined as jury awards of more than $10 million in civil cases, have been on the rise across healthcare. In 2023, malpractice verdicts hit a record high. There were 57 ...

Williamsville, N.Y.-based Great Lakes Cardiovascular has opened a new location in Olean, N.Y., according to a Nov. 12 report from the Olean Times Herald. Great Lakes is the only cardiology group in ...

Anchorage-based Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute has added Josiah Brown, MD, to its staff, according to a Nov. 13 report by Alaska Business. Dr. Brown is an interventional and structural cardiologist ...

While California has the overall highest number of ASCs in the U.S. with 1,218, according to an April report by Definitive Healthcare, the Southeast has seen rapid growth of outpatient clinics.

Nearly 50% of all private cardiology practices were a part of a private equity portfolio, according to MedAxiom's 2024 " Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey ." The survey ...

Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care has launched a strategic partnership with ASC management services organization Surgery Partners. Surgery Partners will have a stake in Duly's ASCs in ...

Healthcare bankruptcies have slowed since a five-year high in 2023, when 12 hospitals and health systems filed for bankruptcy. Becker's has reported on three hospital and health system bankruptcies ...

Dallas-based Steward Health Care has been facing financial difficulties and controversies since it sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection May 6. Here are seven updates with Steward Health Care in the ...

ASC and anesthesia leaders are turning to creative solutions amid the growing anesthesia provider shortage. According to a 2024 Medicus white paper, there will be a projected shortage of 6,300 ...

Physician frustration is growing as prior authorization and other payer obstacles lead to increased retrospective payment denial. The American Medical Association is is advocating for reforms to payer ...

The Orange, Calif.-based Lestonnac Free Clinic claims it will be the first in the nation to provide surgery to uninsured patients at no cost, ABC 7 reported Nov. 12. The clinic has been providing ...