Provena United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville, Ill., was in danger of losing its Medicare status after a patient recently suffered burns during surgery but may keep its status following a successful re-survey by state inspectors, according to a Commercial-News…
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John Bookwalter, MD, a thoracic surgeon, has been charged with 67 counts of unprofessional conduct, including alleged improper prescribing, according to a Reformer report.
A pediatrician from New York’s Orleans County was sentenced on federal charges to two years’ probation after he pleaded guilty to submitting false claims to a federal program, according to a Daily News report. Ghulam Mustafa, MD, admitted in U.S.…
HHS is reviewing a number of regulatory requirements that impact surgery centers, including a regulation that requires ASCs to provide certain notices to patients prior to the date of surgery, according to an ASCA release.
Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, recently toured Great Lakes Bay Surgery & Endoscopy Center in Midland, Mich., according to a Booth Mid-Michigan report hosted on the Michigan Live website.
St. Edward Mercy Health System, based in Fort Smith, Ark., and a member of St. Louis-based Sisters of Mercy, plans to open a new orthopedic surgery center in Fort Smith, according to a The City Wire report.
UnitedHealthcare has announced it is providing a $1.1 million grant to the Colorado Hospital Association to help hospitals in the state implement a program to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions, according to a UnitedHealthcare news release.
Price lists for physicians could limit unnecessary orders and decrease the cost of healthcare, say leaders at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, which distributes to its providers a one-page list of 56 common medical tests and their prices,…
Ruth P. Shumaker, RN, BSN, CNOR, a healthcare management consultant who focuses on both ambulatory surgery centers and hospital settings, discusses 10 ways to develop a strong sterile processing program in a surgery center.
Jim Webb, senior vice president of operations for Provista, a supply chain improvement company, recently delivered a presentation on the topic of "GPOs: How to Get the Most Out of Yours" at the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's annual materials management…