Ambulatory surgery center benchmarking firm CTQ Solutions has announced its 2010/2011 Apex Quality Award winners, recognizing ASCs, hospitals, endoscopy centers, diagnostic imaging centers, physician practices and therapy & rehabilitation centers for excellence in patient satisfaction and overall quality of care.
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The following developments involving physicians and healthcare fraud occurred within the past month. 1. Physician Owner of Illinois’ Aurora Health Center Indicted for Healthcare FraudJoseph M. Tages, MD, owns West Suburban Medical and Surgical Associates in Aurora, Ill., and also…
The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal has published a list of the Silicon Valley region's top freestanding surgical centers, as determined by the number of procedures performed in 2010.
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HealthCare Appraisers has announced it is expanding to offer fixed asset appraisal services as part of its healthcare valuation services.
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CMS recently issued a proposed rule requiring most Medicare-participating providers to give beneficiaries written notice about their right to contact a Medicare Quality Improvement Organization if they have quality concerns about the care they received through Medicare, according to an…
Here are profiles of 10 leading ambulatory surgery center company executives scheduled to speak at the upcoming 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, taking place Oct. 27-29 at the Westin Hotel on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Note: Executives are…