University of Virginia Children's Hospital in Charlottesville has begun construction on the Battle Building, a $141.5 million facility that will house an expanded outpatient surgery center for patients of all ages, according to a Daily Progress report.
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On April 24, the Des Moines Register published an article that raised questions regarding the oversight and potential licensure of ambulatory surgery centers and other healthcare providers in the state. Since the Des Moines Register is part of the Gannett…
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HHS' Office of Inspector General has published two reports that found security gaps abound as healthcare providers rush to implement electronic health records and qualify for meaningful use incentive payments.
An accounting firm that was contracted with Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, Calif., is denying that it helped cover up alleged improper payments to physicians and filed false claims to Medicare, according to a report by the Ventura County Star.
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