A Florida ophthalmology practice has agreed to pay $1.3 million to resolve federal allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims for medically unnecessary cranial ultrasounds.

2. Springfield (Mass.) Anesthesia Service will close Dec. 31, laying off 91 employees. Springfield-based Baysate Health has offered jobs to all staff affected by the closure, and 90% have accepted.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum, to prevent its planned $3.3 billion acquisition of home health provider Amedisys, Bloomberg ...

The Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has earned $11 million in federal grants to create a gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in a nearby medical tower and ...

A medical office building in El Paso, Texas, has sold for $7.1 million, according to a Nov. 12 report from REBusiness Online. The four-story, 50,000-square-foot facility was purchased by Healing ...

Cobb Eye Center joins Georgia Eye Partners brand, continuing to offer premier eye care services at 10 locations in Marietta, GA.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is a massive player in the healthcare industry and continues to make significant plays in the ASC space, marked by increasingly large deals to expand their ...

Physicians are increasingly concerned about independent practice viability amid another 2.83% cut by CMS. "It's nothing new. We face these challenges every year," Nolan Lubarski, CEO of the Center for ...

Physician practices nationwide are struggling to fill roles amid widespread staffing shortages, with rural practices facing even greater challenges. Nolan Lubarski, CEO of the Center for Neurosciences ...

With autonomy top of mind for many practices, some groups are leaning on different models of ownership to reach economies of scale while keeping physicians in leadership positions. Nolan Lubarski, CEO ...

Dallas-based GI Alliance has entered a definitive agreement with Dublin, Ohio-based pharmaceutical distributor and healthcare services company Cardinal Health in which Cardinal will acquire a majority ...

GI management services provider United Digestive has partnered with Gifthealth, a patient adherence and education platform. The partnership aims to enhance patient care and streamline the patient ...