Albert Yeh, the former operator of a pain management clinic in Golden Valley, Ariz., has surrendered his medical license and has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to fraudulent billing, according to a news release from…
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Kathy Mansfield, MD, a pediatrician from Thomaston, Ga., has pled guilty to one count of Medicaid fraud, according to a news release from the Attorney General of Georgia. Dr. Mansfield overbilled Medicaid approximately $537,428. Her scheme, which involved the drug…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has requested to gauge provider readiness for 5010 and ICD-10 in an industry-wide survey, according to a Cardiovascular Business report.
Over the last two decades, anesthesiologists have aimed to achieve "low-dose" infusion epidurals, a combination of drugs that blocks pain during childbirth while leaving movement mostly unaffected, according to an L.A. Times report.
Suwarna Bhide-Deoskar, MD, has joined the anesthesiologist department at the Essentia Health 32nd Avenue campus in Fargo, according to a system news release.
An automated drug dispensary system at the University of California in San Francisco has prepared approximately 350,000 doses without a single error, according to a CNet report.
California healthcare facilities are scrambling to find alternatives in the face of ongoing medication shortages, according to a Whittier Daily News report.
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Nevada Attorney General's office have launched an inquiry into partnerships between Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health and local cardiology groups formed as part of Renown's Institute of Heart and Vascular Health, according to a Reno…
Tom Curtis, owner of Curtis Group Architects in Dallas, identifies six key design mistakes for ambulatory surgery centers.