An audit conducted by the Office of the Legislative Auditor General showed that at least three health clinics in Utah have been upcharging the state Medicaid program, including a clinic owned and operated by the Utah Department of Health, according…
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The California Medical Board is seeking to revoke the medical license of a Newport Beach, Calif., oncologist who pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud, according to an Orange County Register news report.
Methodist Hospital for Surgery, a joint venture with physician owners, has been open for more than a month, but it still does not have Medicare certification, which will be required by Dec. 31 if the hospital is to escape the…
Mount Nittany Surgical Center in State College, Pa., has appointed William Stangl as its new administrator, according to a report from the Centre Daily Times.
The Joint Commission has published its last 2010 issue of Ambulatory Advisor.
The latest issue of The Joint Commission's Ambulatory Advisor includes an article providing guidance for surgery centers to meet the requirements for the use of multi-dose vials.
Thomas Schares, MD, MBA, an anesthesiologist with Somnia Anesthesia who serves as chief of anesthesiology for Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., discusses the phenomenon known as "normalization of deviance" and how it is impacting healthcare and the…
Wheeling, Ill.-based Suburban Surgical Company has been offering stainless steel surgical equipment, including carts, tables, cabinets, stands, stools and sinks, for more than 65 years.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced the hiring of Brian Straeb as its executive vice president of sales.
The healthcare reform law will add $350 million over the next 10 years to a federal crackdown on healthcare fraud that has netted $4 billion in Massachusetts alone in 2009-2010, according to an HHS release.