Ambulatory surgery center industry experts regularly preach about the difficulties ASCs face when attempting to collect co-pays and deductibles following a procedure and patient discharge. If the payment isn't collected up front, there's a good chance the surgery center will…
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Average salaries of nurse practitioners and physician assistants rose from 2009-2010, according to the National Salary Survey of Nurse Practitioners and the National Salary Survey of Physician Assistants, both conducted by ADVANCE.
Actavis Mid-Atlantic, a pharmaceutical company based in Morristown, N.J., must pay the state of Texas $170 million after a jury found the company guilty of falsely reporting its drug prices to the state Medicaid program, according to a news release…
A new poll from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and Knowledge Networks shows that many people with heart disease, diabetes or cancer, including colorectal cancer, believe the economic downturn is hurting their health and will have further…
Arun Sharma, MD, a rheumatologist from Kemah, Texas, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $43 million in cash and property after a guilty plea to committing healthcare fraud, according to a Houston…
Following a recent recall of potentially contaminated non-sterile alcohol prep pads, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today reminded health care professionals about the safe use of non-sterile alcohol prep pads to clean and disinfect the surface of the skin,…
Researchers suggest capsule endoscopy should be the first-line modality for detecting small bowel Crohn's disease in patients without endoscopic or clinical suspicion of stenosis, according to an article published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published a patient fact sheet called "20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors." This fact sheet is not only valuable for patients but providers can use it as well. Consider providing these…
Three bills related to eliminating healthcare reform tax on medical device manufacturers have already been introduced in Congress, and two more are expected to be introduced shortly, according to a report from The Hill.
The Greensboro (N.C.) Specialty Surgical Center will now offer outpatient spine and pain surgeries through a Moses Cone Health System, Carolina Neurosurgery and Vanguard Brain and Spine partnership, according to a report from The Business Journal.