Shakeel Kahn, MD, a physician in Casper, Wyo., was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes involving drug distribution, firearms possession and money laundering. Between 2011 and 2016, Dr. Kahn, ...

Joel Smithers, MD, a physician in Abingdon, Va., was convicted of 467 federal counts of drug distribution. Dr. Smithers opened a practice in August 2015 and prescribed controlled substances to every ...

While ophthalmologists are able to perform any surgeries within the scope of eye care, optometrists, who are not credentialed as MDs, have a more limited scope of practice. In 2024, a few key states ...

The ASC industry has evolved tremendously in the last three years and independent surgery centers are making strategic investments for future growth. Tina Piotrowski, CEO of Cooper Ridge Surgery ...

Orthopedic and spine surgeons who previously worked at Madison, Wis.-based SSM Health are now able to see former patients after a noncompete clause expired Jan. 1, the Wisconsin State Journal reported ...

As all physicians are heading into 2025 battling nationwide shortages and ongoing reimbursement cuts, here are five numbers that are scaring anesthesiologists right now: 2.83%: In November, CMS ...

Here are five numbers shaping the ASC industry as we begin 2025: 150+ — The number of new ASCs that were opened or announced in 2024, as reported by Becker's. 29 — The number of ASC and physician ...

Originally launched in 2019, Walmart Health, which at one point had a network of more than 50 clinics, officially closed in June 2024. Walmart Health announced it would be closing all 51 of its ...

As healthcare continues to adapt and evolve to shifting market forces, medical office buildings have become a target for healthcare real estate investors. Here are three things to know about the rise ...

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison has been awarded a $5.7 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study the long-term effects of vaping on heart ...

A judge in Connecticut dismissed a 2021 appeal by Day Kimball Healthcare against the state and Hartford HealthCare over approval of a Plainfield, Conn.-based ASC, according to a Dec. 31 report from ...

Here are what three ASC leaders told Becker's they see coming down the pipeline as procedures continue to migrate from the hospital to ASC setting in 2025. Edtior's note: Responses have been lightly ...