False claim allegations in the healthcare arena are on the rise due to rigorous enforcement, a more generous federal budget and incentives for whistleblowers. “False claims have become a hot button issue,” says David Pivnick, JD, an attorney in the…
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DCS, the Region A recovery audit contractor covering the Northeast, has overturned its automated reviews of untimed codes, according to a notice on the DCS website.
A random survey of claims by the Medicare Part B carrier in five states has uncovered average error rates of 50-90 percent for E/M codes, according to a report by Part B News.
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Here are 10 statistics about orthopedic-driven ambulatory surgery centers, defined here as ASCs that perform greater than 50 percent orthopedics. Data comes from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010. All figures are averages.
A patient's expectation of a drug's effect influences the drug's efficacy and the pain-related brain pathways that are activated during treatment, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.
Weight-loss surgery centers can expect an increase in surgeries, following a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to expand the use of Lap-Band, a common stomach-restricting device, according to a Nashville Business Journal report.
Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has filed a civil action lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline for wrongfully and illegally marketing, pricing, promoting and selling its diabetes medication, according to a news release from the office of the AG. Rosiglitazone maleate,…
Rey N. Bello, a former neurologist who practiced in West New York and Paramus, N.J., has agreed to permanently surrender his medical license and pay restitution fees to patients’ insurance companies for unnecessary testing and other charges, according to a…