California had the most Medicare-certified ASCs as of June 2018, according to data from The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.
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Smaller healthcare providers face a heightened risk of cyberattacks, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Retina Institute of California Medical Group and seven other defendants paid $6.65 million to settle allegations that they defrauded Medicare and Medicaid, though they did not admit liability, according to the Department of Justice.
Tricia Frank, RN, BSN is the administrator for Empire Surgery Center in Bakersfield, Calif. Recently, the ASC transitioned to a new EHR system. Here, Ms. Frank talks about her ASC's experience with the EHR, and how she'd like to see…
A Pennsylvania surgeon agreed to pay $4.25 million to resolve claims that he had received kickbacks from two hospitals operated by Health Management Associates in Lancaster.
A recently proposed CMS rule signals that the healthcare industry should brace for another wave of orthopedic-related consolidations—especially those driven by private equity and health systems seeking to enter joint ventures with larger orthopedic practices.
Three ASC leaders discuss the big strategies for their centers next year, including the focus of their 2020 budgets and what they plan to improve.
ASCs from across Indiana will test their ability to respond to a utility failure emergency during a tabletop exercise on Oct. 18, according to Vantage Point Consulting.
U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., paid a visit to The Crozer Medical Plaza at Brinton Lake, an outpatient care facility in Glen Mills, Pa.
Independent practices retained 9 percent of profits from physician-administered medicines, with hospitals retaining the other 91 percent, according to the Partnership for Health Analytic Research's new Hospital Margin Analysis Report.
