The Department of Justice recovered $3 billion in cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, according to a DOJ news release.
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Pain management can be a productive addition to an ASC. However, due to the high volume nature of the specialty and the nearly 47 million uninsured Americans, an experienced and determined billing and collection department is essential to the success…
In response to the Becker’s Hospital Review report, “Wall Street Journal: After Making a Deal on Healthcare Reform, AMA Still Can’t Get to Permanent Fee-Fix,” a comment attributed to American Medical Association President Cecil B. Wilson, MD, read as the…
Medicaid recovery audit contractors are coming. Each state will choose Medicaid RAC contractors by the end of the year, and contractors will begin operations as early as April 1. Paul Spencer, a consultant at Fi-Med Management in Wauwautosa, Wis., says…
Jon Vick is president of ASCs Inc., which advises surgery center owners on strategic partnering and joint ventures. Q: If one of the effects of a down economy is that it creates a buyer’s market, why should I consider…
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, based in New Brunswick, N.J., has opened a new outpatient surgery center in New Brunswick, according to MyCentralJersey.com, the combined Website of the Home News Tribune and the Courier News. The new Ambulatory Surgical Pavilion…
Jerry A. Cohen, MD, president-elect of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, discusses four ways the role of anesthesiologists will change over the next five years. 1. Anesthesiologists should be used as peri-operative physicians. According to Dr. Cohen, anesthesiologists are in…
Spinal anesthesia doesn't cause or worsen restless leg syndrome, according to a new study published as a letter to the editor in the Nov. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Industry experts weigh in on the future of the ASC industry.
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Paul Cadorette, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CEDC, COSC, CASCC, is director of education for mdStrategies. Q: If the doctor states in the…