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…
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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.
As the Ohio Senate unanimously approved legislation regarding pain management clinics, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency suspended the licenses to prescribe and distribute controlled substances of several Ohio physicians and a pharmacy, according to a Plain Dealer report.
Here are 10 states with the greatest number of active physicians per 10,000 civilians in 2008, according to data recently published by the Kaiser Family Foundation. "Active physician" is defined as one currently engaged in patient care or other professional…
The Supreme Court has ruled that information gained by Freedom of Information Act requests cannot be used as the basis for False Claims whistleblower lawsuits, according to an AHA News Now report.
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A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place May 18 for Trinity Surgery Center in San Antonio, according to the website of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.