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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.
Oxford Health Plans and Aetna have sent letters to New Jersey members and providers announcing restrictions on reimbursement for out-of-network services that may force ASCs to go entirely in-network, according to Jeffrey Shanton, director of business management for Journal Square…
Caryl Serbin, president and founder of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, recommends ASCs focus on the following areas when auditing different components of their billing process.
The president of the American Academy of Nursing, in a commentary article published by The Baltimore Sun, pushes for more states, including Maryland, to opt out of the federal rule requiring CRNAs to receive anesthesiologist supervision when providing care to…
Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, W.V., has opened its new $8 million ASC, according a report from The Register-Herald.