Three former executives of drug company Purdue Frederick have been barred from participation in federal healthcare programs for 12 years after each of them admitted to making misleading claims about the addictive nature of OxyContin, according to a Courthouse News…
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The Office of the Inspector General submitted a report to Congress that includes summaries of its activities over a six-month period as well as a summary of its accomplishments for fiscal year 2010.
An Irish pharmaceutical company and its U.S. subsidiary have agreed to pay the federal government more than $203 million after pleading guilty to illegal promotion of its epilepsy drug Zonegran, according to a Washington Post news report.
Cintas, a Cincinnati-based microfiber and infection prevention program supplier, has announced its top 11 trends for infection prevention for 2011, according to a news release.
CMS and RAC consultants make the following points on the difference between automated and complex reviews by recovery audit contractors.
A revised version of a New Jersey bill regulating the out-of-network insurance market in the state has been released, and the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers said that while it is far from happy with the new bill,…
Nueterra Cos., parent company of ambulatory surgery center developer and manager Nueterra Healthcare, has announced the launching of Nueterra Health Alliance, a division which will provide services for independent physicians.
A new medical office building in Bedford, Ill., includes a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center, according to the website for the project.
A large part of an ASC's efficiency has to do with a well functioning staff who can work smoothly with each other, says Tona Savoie, administrator of Bayou Regional Surgical Center in Thibodaux, La., a multispecialty ASC with four ORs…
The Joint Commission announced the naming of Dana McGrath, RN, MSN, CASC, as the new field director for its Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program.