CHICAGO — Jan. 18, 2010 — ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review, has launched a free, daily healthcare news alert featuring the top healthcare business and legal news of the…
Here are the ten states with highest average hourly wages for licensed practical nurses and licensed vocational nurses, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics survey.
Here are the average amounts of cash, net accounts receivable and working capital for surgery centers and their relative percentages of total assets, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Here are the 10 states with the highest numbers of employed anesthesiologists, along with the number of anesthesiologists and their average hourly and annual salaries, according to May 2008 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics survey.
Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons has asked Health and Human Services Director Mike Willden to examine a possible opt-out of the federal Medicaid program, according to a report by the Las Vegas Sun.
Congressional Democrats have asked officials from the pharmaceutical industry to contribute an additional $10 billion, on top of a promised $80 billion, to help offset the cost of the healthcare overhaul over the next 10 years, according to a report…
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and 18 Senators have sent a letter to President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging the leaders to press for inclusion of language to repeal the federal antitrust exemption for…
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is proposing that Congress give hospitals that perform at higher levels in CMS' the pay-for-performance program a payment update of 2.4 percent in fiscal year 2011, based on the market basket index. Hospitals that don’t perform…
Q: If a doctor has ASC(A) order an IOL but then takes the IOL to ASC(B) for the surgery, can ASC(B) pay ASC(A) back the invoice price for the IOL without any Stark or billing issues?
Mark Kabins, MD, a Las Vegas spine surgeon, who previously pleaded guilty to concealing fraud, was sentenced to five years probation and six months home detention for his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently settle a malpractice lawsuit, according to…