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The New Jersey legislature has approved an increase of the cap on ambulatory care facility assessments from $200,000 to $350,000 as part of its state budget.
An investigation by the state of Indiana supports Medicaid fraud allegations raised in a 2005 lawsuit against Madison Center, a behavioral treatment center in South Bend, Ind., according to a news release from Phillips and Cohen LLP.
Anesthesiologist Anthony P. Russo, DO, FAAA, has been elected president of the American Association of Physician Specialists, according to a press release.
Mahesh Karamchandani, MD, FACS, FASCRS, FICS, a colon and rectal surgeon, has been elected chief of staff for Battle Creek (Mich.) Health System, according to a Battle Creek Enquirer report.
In an effort to control its medical device costs, Anthem Blue Cross of California has begun outsourcing its device purchasing to Access MediQuip, a Florida-based implantable device management company, for devices at about 40 sites in California.
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Atrium Surgery Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., owned by HCA, will close in July, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has opened a new ASC in Lebanon, N. H., according to a report in The Dartmouth.
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