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With the Jan. 9 deadline for submitting comments on the proposed rules for the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program drawing near, the AHA and other hospital organizations have submitted a variety of proposed changes, according to Paul Spencer's FiMed Blog…
Name: Northwest Michigan Surgery Center (Traverse City, Mich.)
A new $71 million outpatient and surgery center in Twinsburg, Ohio, built by the Cleveland Clinic, remains on schedule to open in June, according to a report from the Twinsburg Bulletin.
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Staff teamwork is critical to a flourishing ambulatory surgery center, says Elaine Thomas, RN, administrator at St. Francis Mooresville (Ind.) Surgery Center. "When physicians experience outstanding teamwork, they are more likely to bring their cases to the center," she says.…
Irving Place Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, has announced it will acquire National Surgical Hospitals, an owner and operator of 14 surgical hospitals and seven ambulatory surgery centers located in 10 states.
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William Roe, former CFO of Danbury (Conn.) Hospital, has pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $200,000 from Danbury Hospital and St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek news report.