Aron Goldman, MD, of New York City has been sentenced to serve between 2.5 and 7.5 years in prison and pay $800,000 in fines for his participation in a no-fault insurance fraud ring where he and other providers would stage…
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Family practitioner Cassandra Faye Thomas, MD, of Jackson, Miss., has been convicted of organizing a scheme that bilked $6.9 million in fraudulent Medicaid and Medicare claims, according to a Clarion-Ledger report. Dr. Thomas, the former owner of now-closed Central Mississippi…
A failure in a step of the sterilization process at a Birmingham, Ala., pharmacy is the likely cause of the infection that afflicted 19 patients in Alabama hospitals and resulted in nine deaths, according to a news release from the…
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). To learn more about receiving this resource and joining APIC, visit www.apic.org/ambulatorynewsletter. To learn…
Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, previously identified "20 Questions Surgery Centers Should Ask to Ensure an Acceptable and Effective Infection Prevention Program." Here he identifies 20 questions ASCs need to ask…
In response to a report issued by the Ambulatory Surgery Association (ASCA) about the new Medicare enrollment fee which went into effect March 25, the ASCA said it received questions regarding the concept of "Medicare revalidation," according a report from…
CMS has issued a statement saying that in the event of a government shutdown its website will not be accessible.
Nonprofit UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation is offering financial assistance to children whose healthcare costs are only partially or not covered, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch news report.
Robert Olivieri, DC, with the help of a physical therapist, has devised a spinal decompression disc recovery program, aimed at alleviating chronic back pain, according to a Cape May County Herald news report.
Healthmark Industries Co., which develops products for the sterilization, decontamination, storage and security of surgical instruments and other medical devices and accessories, has announced the availability of the RoboticArmCheck, which can help organizations confirm the proper cleaning of surgical robotic…