Nashville, Tenn.-based ASC operator AmSurg is exploring getting into the weight-loss surgery business, according to a story in the Nashville Business Journal.
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Construction is complete on Newsom Eye’s 4,600-square-foot eye surgery center in Tampa, Fla., according to a release from Newsome Eye.
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Many hospitals are looking to buy up ASCs from physician-owners and convert them into hospital outpatient departments that command higher reimbursements than ASCs. Other hospitals are seeking to have HOPDs operate like ASCs. While physicians cannot directly own HOPDs, they can forge co-management relationships with the hospital to ensure they still have some control over operations and that these facilities remain efficient. Here are some suggestions on how co-management should be structured.
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Adam Hauser, MD, an anesthesiologist who is medical director of the Surgery Center at Brinton Lake in Glen Mills, Pa., is always on the lookout for a new surgeon to work at his five-OR ASC.
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The American Medical Association, along with 95 state and specialty medical societies, submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed rule outlining the meaningful use criteria for the electronic health records incentive programs, according to an AMA news release.
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Implantable Provider Group, a leading provider of implantable device management, announced that it has secured an investment from Sequoia Capital, which will enable IPG to invest in future growth initiatives, according to an IPG news release.
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Here are 10 recent cases and settlements involving Medicare and/or Medicaid false claims by various healthcare providers.
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Anyone who wants to motivate people must be able to give a speech in front of an audience, but just the thought of this brings many talented people to their knees. They get embarrassed and unnecessarily worried about how the audience might respond.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned healthcare providers and patients about counterfeit surgical mesh being distributed in the United States under the C.R. Bard/Davol brand name, according to an FDA news release.
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