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In the News: Study Alleges Self-Referring Doctors Driving Diagnostic Imaging

Written by Staff
Friday, 25 April 2008
A new study claims that an increasing number of privately insured patients are being referred for imaging scans by physicians who are referring them to their own facilities or machines, according to HealthDay News.
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AORN Offers Ambulatory Surgery Administrator Certificate Program Following ASC Association Meeting

Written by Staff
Friday, 25 April 2008
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is offering a live Ambulatory Surgery Administrator Certificate Program in San Antonio, Tex., on May 18-19, following the 2008 ASC Association meeting.
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HealthMark Partners Acquires Alliance Surgery

Written by Staff
Friday, 25 April 2008
Nashville's HealthMark Partners (HMP) has announced that it and Atlanta-based Alliance Surgery (ASI) have combined their companies through a stock-for-stock exchange.
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Anti-Physician-Owned Hospitals Language Removed From Farm Bill

Written by Stephanie Wasek
Friday, 25 April 2008
The Senate conferees' offer to the House conferees to remove the language on physician-owned hospitals from the farm bill (H.R. 2419) was accepted, and the bill no longer includes a provision banning self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals.
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Permanent Recovery Audit Contractors to be Announced in May

Written by Rob Kurtz
Thursday, 24 April 2008
With the recovery audit contractor (RAC) demonstration program ending this past March, CMS expects to name the new, permanent RACs by May, announced Kimberly L. Brandt, CMS program integrity director, at the Health Care Compliance Association’s Compliance Institute held in New Orleans.
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