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In a recent letter to the AMA, the Maine Medical Association urged state societies to set aside "petty bickering" over healthcare reform and lobby with one voice on HHS rulemaking for the reform law, according to a report by the…
ASCs are currently in limbo regarding quality reporting and information technology. While changes through healthcare reform suggest that ASCs, like hospitals, will be required to report quality measures and track data through an electronic system, the future is still murky…
A Davison, Mich., podiatrist has been charged with 41 counts of healthcare fraud, according to a WNEM news report.
The Department of Justice will be joining a lawsuit against Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn., which has been accused of submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for pathology tests that were never performed, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review…
An unlicensed nurse from Marlborough, Mass., has pleaded guilty to her role in a $4.6 million Medicaid fraud scheme that operated out of California, according to a MetroWest Daily News report.
Outpatient surgery has increased to 53 million procedures a year in the United States over the last few decades, outnumbering inpatient surgeries by 7 million in 2006, according to a St. Petersburg Times report.
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission held its first public meeting on Friday, according to an AHA News Now report.
The CTQ Apex Quality Award is given to healthcare facilities, including ASCs and endoscopy centers, that demonstrate high levels of patient satisfaction. In order to qualify for the award, a facility must fall within the top 10 percent of its…
Here are five financial statistics about GI/Endoscopy cases in ASCs, according to the VMG Health Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.