Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed legislation that requires hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers to disclose the cost of the most common procedures they perform so consumers have price-estimates before choosing a provider, according to a release by Gov.…
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Abdul Naushad, MD, his wife, their six pain management clinics and their billing company have agreed to pay $820,000 to resolve civil Medicare fraud allegations, according to an announcement by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.
This article focuses on the pricing by companies that purchase majority interests in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Currently, there are three public companies that buy majority interests in ASCs and eight to ten private companies that fit into this category.…
Amkai has selected Medfusion, the forerunner in patient-to-provider online communication solutions, to provide ASCs, surgical hospitals and affiliated practices with a HIPAA-compliant patient portal to improve office efficiencies, according to an Amkai news release.
A panel of the West Virginia House of Representatives passed a version of a controversial bill, which removed a clause that would allow optometrists to perform three types of laser surgery, according to a report in The Register-Herald.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's subsidiary, Blue Care Networks of Michigan, abandoned its attempt to purchase Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it would file an antitrust lawsuit to block the…
Construction has been completed on the 50,000-square-foot MALO Clinic in Rutherford, N.J., which includes medical offices, an ASC and an oral rehabilitation center , according to a report by Sweetwater Construction Corp., the company that built the facility.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a series of questions and answers related to the recently eliminated physician consultation CPT codes, which address how evaluation and management services should be reported to CMS.
After more than 10 years of outstanding service, President Kathy Bryant will be leaving the ASC Association and the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation, according to a release from ASC Association chair Alsie Sydness-Fitzgerald, CASC.
Louisville (Ky.) Surgery Center is a multi-specialty surgery center with seven physicians that partnered with ASD Management at the end of 2008. Here's how it achieved strong results in 2009, including increasing profits by 31 percent, increasing volume by 27…