Medicare costs could be cut by $7-$15 billion by funding weight-loss programs for overweight beneficiaries ages 60-64 who show acceptable risk factors, according to a Health Affairs report.
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The office manager of an OB/GYN practice in Hilton Head, S.C., has pleaded guilty to buying intrauterine devices that were not FDA-approved, according to an Island Packet report.
Meridian Surgical Partners has announced it has opened Zachary (La.) Surgical Center, according to a news release from Meridian Surgical Partners.
The following article is written by Eric J. Stenson, director of enterprise applications for Surgical Notes. The views expressed are those of the author and are not endorsed by Surgical Notes. Stanford University Hospital recently suffered a major breach of…
Parkland Memorial Hospital entered into a systems improvement agreement with CMS in order to keep its Medicare status after the agency found the hospital's emergency department still posed "immediate jeopardy," according to a Bloomberg BusinessWeek report.
The Connecticut Medical Examining Board recently imposed a reprimand and a $1,000 civil fine on Dmitry Mironov, MD, an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist who allegedly submitted a license renewal form containing false information, according to a New Haven Independent…
Health insurance denial rates routinely exceed 20 percent and are often much higher, according to a Kaiser Health News review of 20 of the most populous states and the District of Columbia.
ASCA board member Michael Guarino testified on behalf of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association at a hearing of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee on Friday, addressing consolidation within the healthcare industry.
A new outpatient surgery center is included in plans for a medical center under development in Provo, Utah, according to a Daily Herald report.
A new ambulatory surgery center for Athens, Ga., announced last year, is on schedule to open by year's end, according an Athens Banner-Herald report.