A former Olathe, Kan., internist has been sentenced to three years in prison for filing fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid as well as illegal drug distribution, according to a Kansas City Star report.
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Doris Annette Nelson, MD, a plastic surgeon from Sterling, Mich., has been accused of allegedly filing false claims to Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, according to an Ogemaw Herald news report.
The practice of pain management has grown considerably in recent decades. With the onset of healthcare reform, increased awareness and education about pain and a growing workforce within pain management, the specialty is not only projected to grow but also…
Caryl Serbin, RN, president of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, offers 12 ways for an ASC to immediately improve profitability.
Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) is one of the three largest developers and operators of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and surgical hospitals in the United States. SCA owns and/or manages 130 ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals across the country with…
Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) is one of the three largest developers and operators of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and surgical hospitals in the United States. SCA owns and/or manages 130 ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals across the country with…
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that Denver-based Exempla Healthcare has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.
Brandi James, MEDISISS senior director of quality assurance, recently presented at the California Ambulatory Surgery Association National Seminar and Certificate of Training Program, according to a news release from MEDISISS, a medical device reprocessing company.
Healthcare providers face a climate of increased investigation coupled with a quickly changing business environment. The Department of Justice has requested increases in its budget, including substantial increases in the DOJ’s 2011 budget for investigating and litigating healthcare fraud cases.…
Benchmarking is a key practice for ASCs to determine how they compare to market competitors and similar facilities. But according to David Kelly, administrator of Samaritan North Surgery Center in Dayton, Ohio, many ASCs make the mistake of concentrating on…