The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced its new members for the Board of Trustees, whose terms began Jan. 1, 2010, according to an AAO news release.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that a number of payment provisions, including the Therapy Cap Exceptions Process and Allowing Independent Laboratories to Bill for the Technical Component of Physician Pathology Services Furnished to Hospital Patients, expired…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued Transmittal 1875 (pdf) to clarify which consultation codes were no longer accepted as of Jan. 1, 2010, according to a report in MLN Matters.
Caritas's Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Mass., has acquired Andover (Mass.) Surgery Center, according to a report by the Eagle-Tribune.
Developers of Salem (Va.) Surgical Center are seeking approval from the state to build a 12,100-square-foot ASC and medical office building, according to a report by the Roanoke Times.
Nine U.S. senators are urging the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to develop guidance for hospitals, physicians and others developing collaborative care models that could avert antitrust perils, according to a report by AHA News Now.
The American Hospital Association is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's False Claims Act decision, saying it would encourage dubious lawsuits, according to a report by AHA News Now.
Scottsdale (Ariz.) Healthcare and Sovereign Healthcare, based in Newport Beach, Calf., have partnered in a joint venture to acquire majority ownership of North Valley Surgery Center in Scottsdale, according to a Scottsdale Healthcare news release.
The federal government reports that healthcare spending in 2008 rose 4.4 percent from the year before, the slowest pace since 1980, according to a report in Health Affairs.
Bausch & Lomb has introduced Crystalens AO, an aberration free accommodating intraocular lens with aspheric optics, according to a Bausch & Lomb news release.