During a state survey of Cleburne (Texas) Surgical Center this past spring, Suzette Rieger, RN, clinical coordinator of the ASC, says she and the surveyor reviewed the ASC's infection control checklist.
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U.S. Representatives Herger and Stark Introduce Bipartisan Bill Aimed to Fortify Anti-Fraud Measures
U.S. representatives Wally Herger (R-Calif.) and Pete Stark (D-Calif.) have introduced a bill, which would expand the authority of the HHS OIG to allow it to ban corporate executives from doing business with Medicare if their companies were convicted of…
El Centro Regional Medical Center, located in Imperial County, Calif., has agreed to pay $2.2 million to the government to settle Medicare fraud allegations, according to a DOJ news release.
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