California healthcare leaders have suggested combining the bureaucracies that police health insurers and HMOs, saying a single agency could better serve the public and handle new requirements through healthcare reform, according to an LA Times report.
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The Illinois Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against Heart Check America, accusing the imaging company of pressuring patients into expensive body scans that many did not need, according to a ProPublica report. Illinois officials say Sheila Haddad and…
Three employees from a Brooklyn-area clinic have pleaded guilty in connection with a $3.4 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Dmitry Shteyman, Aleksey Shteyman and Maxsim Shvedkin have pleaded guilty to…
Plans have been approved for a new ambulatory surgery center in Logan Township, Pa., according to a report from WRTA.
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Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has unveiled a new, four-operating room surgery center, according to a report from SNN Local News 6.
Ambulatory surgery centers in Iowa and Pennsylvania recently received visits by members of the House and Senate, according to a report from the ASC Association in its ASCA Government Affairs Update.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CMS has issued its July 2011 update of the hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, with highlights including the addition of…
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The Food and Drug Administration has approved five new tests as waived tests under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, according to…
Brien Fausone, administrator of Michigan Endoscopy Center in Farmington Hills. Mich., offers six best practices to help ensure an efficient gastroenterology center.