Hospitals and health systems are constantly refining their strategies based on changes in market dynamics. While these dynamics can include varying factors from changes in market competition to introduction of new medical technologies, perhaps nothing impacts the need for a…
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Two West Virginia internists have been sentenced to one year and one day of prison time after admitting to their involvement in a pill mill operating out of Justice Medical Complex in Kermit, W.V., according to a Herald-Dispatch report.
Sleep Solutions, a diagnostic services provider based in Glen Burnie, Md., has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle false claims allegations, according to a report by The Capital.
A Los Angeles internist has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to his involvement in a $15 million healthcare fraud scheme. He also faces the possibility of losing his medical license, according to an Orange County…
Countering claims by business groups, two new independent studies conclude the healthcare reform law would help a large number of small businesses, including physicians' offices, according to a report by the American Medical News.
Marc Koch, MD, MBA, is an anesthesiologist and president and CEO of Somnia Anesthesia Services. Q: What are the major challenges ASCs face with regard to addressing their anesthesia needs? Dr. Marc Koch: One of major challenges is…
The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, has announced the winners of the 2010 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Awards.
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The CMS Conditions for Coverage have changed drastically in the last two years, says Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center and a AAAHC surveyor. Changes to one such regulation, 416.41, present challenges for ASCs as it addresses an organization's…
Alan Beyer, MD, of Orthopedic Surgery Center of Orange County in Newport Beach, Calif., discusses four ways the surgery center has expanded orthopedic practice at the surgery center.