Florida Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty to Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
A Florida physical therapist pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for services she never provided, according to a Ledger report. Click to continue »U.S. Files Suit Against Georgia Physician and Medical Center for Healthcare Fraud, Endangering Lives
The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against a Georgia physician and medical center for allegedly submitting false or fraudulent claims to healthcare programs, such as Medicare, according to a news release by the Department of Justice. Click to continue »Kansas Physician Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud, Redistribution of Prescription Drugs and Other Charges
A Kansas-area physician pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare and Medicaid, illegal distribution of prescription drugs and harassing a state investigator, according to a Kansas City Business Journal report. Click to continue »Texas Medical Supply Company Operator Pleads Guilty to Medicare, Medicaid Fraud
A Texas woman, who controlled and operated a durable medical equipment supplier, pleaded guilty to devising and carrying out a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid, according to a news release by the Department of Justice. Click to continue »Maryland Recovers Money Lost to Fraud, Implements More Legislation to Stop Fraud
The O'Malley-Brown administration of Maryland has recovered nearly $26.5 million from fraud, waste and abuse of Maryland's Medicaid program during the 2010 fiscal year, according to a news release by Maryland's Department of Health and Mental Health. Click to continue »ASC Industry Leader to Know: Joe Majerus of Lakewalk Surgery Center
Walk into Lakewalk Surgery Center in Duluth, Minn., and you'll notice a difference. Instead of the traditional fluorescent lights and the smell of cleaning products associated with medical facilities, the surgery center features comfortable, printed chairs positioned around a tank full of bright blue fish. Administrator Joe Majerus says the center is designed that way to help patients feel at home in an unfamiliar, often scary situation. Click to continue »10 Best Practices for Establishing Internal Coding Audits
An existent compliance plan not only detects incorrect coding practices, it may also be considered by some federal agencies when determining whether reasonable efforts were taken to avoid and detect fraud and abuse. Let's look at the following 10 best practices for establishing internal coding audits at your ASC.
Click to continue »106 Great Women Leaders in the ASC Industry
Here are 106 great women leaders in the ASC industry, listed in alphabetical order.
Click to continue »GENASCIS Names Jim Freund as Senior Vice President of Business Development
GENASCIS, a provider of outsourced revenue cycle management services — transcription, coding, billing, collections, payment processing, and data analytics — has named Jim Freund as senior vice president of business development.
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