James Lynch, MD, of the Surgery Center of Reno, will discuss "Spine Surgery: The Next Five Years" at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues held June 9-11,…
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The following article is written by Kim Woodruff, VP of corporate finance and compliance for Pinnacle III. Social media is employed in the healthcare arena for a variety of beneficial reasons: It can be an inexpensive marketing tool. It…
William Goldman, DMP, a podiatrist from Paris, Texas, has pleaded guilty to charges of federal healthcare fraud, according to a North Texas E-News report. Dr. Goldman submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid from 2003-2008, billing the federal programs for…
Mark Packer, MD, FACS, CPI, ophthalmologist at Oregon Eye Surgery Center in Eugene, Ore., discusses five issues impacting the future of ophthalmology in the ASC setting.
The owner of a medical equipment company in the Houston area has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Doris Vinitski, the…
Interventional Management Services is a physician-owned ASC management and development company. IMS provides management services to ASCs with a physician-focused strategy.