A sampling of the street prices for one tablet of some commonly abused prescription painkillers reveals they cost as much as 13 times more on the street, according to a report by CNN Money.
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Although bundling of endoscopic procedures on the same day is convenient for patients, is efficient for providers and offers cost savings, the procedures are often separated on different days because reimbursements are higher that way, according to a report by…
New York anesthesiologist Berton Forman, MD, and his lawyers allege that several New York and California hospitals have been dramatically overcharging patients for anesthesia services, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
Retransfusion of shed blood in patients following local infiltration analgesia during total knee arthroplasty could cause toxic levels of analgesic, according to a Dutch study led by Bregje Thomassen, MSc, reported on OrthoSuperSite.
Physicians and patients have found that new regulations around co-pays and coinsurance only worsen the confusion about whether a payment is due, according to an American Medical News report.
An SK&A survey of 253,000 medical offices revealed that physicians moved location at a lower rate during the last year than in the previous three years, signaling career caution and economic uncertainty, according to an American Medical News report.
A new ambulatory surgery center for Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates has broken ground in Olympia, according to a report in the Business Examiner.
A whistleblower’s complaint against Franklin, Tenn.-based IASIS Healthcare, which claimed the 19-hospital system paid kickbacks in exchange for referrals, has been dismissed by a federal judge in Arizona, according to a Nashville Business Journal report. U.S. District Judge Robert Clive…
A New York physician has been indicted for prescribing HIV medications to patients without the disease and billing Medicaid for the treatment, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Suresh Hemrajani, MD, has pleaded not guilty to grand larceny, healthcare…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has introduced a white paper that explains the "rules of the road" for anesthesia information management systems, according to a release.