A public health order issued Oct. 31 by Colorado's health department is preventing nonessential cosmetic surgeries from being performed in November.
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From an ASC that allegedly hid malpractice suits from an insurer to another that accuses a commercial payer of reimbursing $190,600 less than the cost of a spine surgery, here are three ASC-insurer disputes that grabbed headlines in October:
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Aspen Surgery Center in Walnut Creek, Calif., alleging the center violated California labor codes, the law office of Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw, which filed the suit, said Oct. 28.
New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center teamed up with Vantage Health and Alegria Health and Wellness to provide free prostate cancer screening in the Bronx borough of New York City, Vantage said Oct. 26.
An ultrasound technician was awarded a $2.2 million verdict after she was fired from a women's health clinic days before her surgery to treat a work-related injury, the Sioux City Journal reports.
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The Heartland Surgery Center in Kearney, Neb., is expanding its facility to allow for more services and resources, the Kearney Hub reported Oct. 28.
Healthcare providers have spoken with Becker's about a number of topics this month, including gastroenterology compensation, physician ownership and private equity investment.
Workers' compensation payments are higher in Indiana than most other states, according to the CompScope Medical Benchmarks for Indiana, 22nd Edition and a May 2021 report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
Community Health Network's motion to dismiss a case alleging the health system violated the Stark Law by rewarding physician referrals and exceeding fair market physician compensation values was denied Oct. 20 by the U.S. District Court.
Here are eight COVID-19 updates from the past week: