To nominate an ASC as a GI-driven ASC to know, e-mail rob@beckersasc.com. A list of 30 GI-Driven ASCs to Know will appear on www.BeckerASC.com and in an upcoming issue of Becker's ASC Review. New York GI Center is a single-speciatly…
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The former CEO at Physicians Regional Medical Center in Naples, Fla., has filed a whistleblower suit against Health Management Associates alleging the hospital operator provided kickbacks to physicians in exchange for referrals, according to a Naples Daily News report.
United Surgical Partners International has announced its second quarter of 2010 financial results, highlighted by systemwide revenue growth of 7 percent and an increase in EBITDA less noncontrolling interests of $1.8 million over the prior year period.
U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock has ruled the U.S. Department of Justice can join a whistleblower suit against St. Jude Medical alleging the company providing kickbacks to physicians in return for their use of St. Jude's pacemakers and defibrillators, according…
Tampa, Fla.-based health insurer WellCare announced it will pay $137.5 million to the federal government to settle ongoing investigations and $200 million to settle a class action suit related to alleged Florida Medicaid fraud, according to a Wall Street Journal…
Center for Diagnostic Imaging, a St. Cloud, Minn.-based diagnostic imaging company with locations throughout the country, agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations of Medicaid billing fraud, according to a Seattle Times report.
No matter how hard you try, you will always receive some complaints. Sandra Jones, executive vice president of ASD Management, offers "dos and don'ts" on how to handle complaints from patients, physicians and employees.
With so many day-to-day stresses in a surgery center, it's easy to overlook emergency drills in favor of more pressing issues. Disasters happen, though, and if they happen to your center, you want your staff to be as prepared as…
Bill Gilbert, vice president of marketing for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, discusses the costly ASC mistake of denied claims caused by a poor upfront collections process.
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons has a white paper available for download that outlines the ASC coding and billing process.