Supplies are one of the biggest costs to an ASC, and according to experts, many centers lose money unnecessarily by failing to negotiate good prices, letting supplies expire and making impulsive purchases. Nine ASC administrators and experts discuss the hallmarks…
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Charles Friedman, MD, an anesthesiologist at West Park Surgery Center in Pinellas County, Fla., discusses six ways the surgery center is working to maximize efficiency and profitability at the pain management-driven facility.
Federal officials would gain more powers to identify Medicare and Medicaid fraud early and reduce an estimated $55 billion in improper payments each year, according to a report by USA Today.
Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…
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Dey, a pharmaceutical company based in Basking Ridge, N.J., has agreed to pay $2 million to settle accusations of Medicaid fraud by the state of Wisconsin, according to a news release by Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.
Florida gubernatorial candidate and former Columbia/HCA CEO Rick Scott claims he would have stopped the hospital company from committing healthcare fraud that violated federal anti-kickback law if he had been aware of it, despite annual reports showing he was, in…
SourceMedical has announced the launching of the Advanced Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solution, a revenue cycle management tool that can help to automate the claims management process for ASCs.
Florida Attorney General Bill McCullom is investigating 18 hospitals throughout the state for improper Medicaid billing of emergency services, according to a Miami Herald report.