The usual year-end demand for elective surgeries and medical tests is being exacerbated by demand from the growing numbers of patients with high-deductible health plans, according to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Visiting Physicians Association, a home health agency based in Farmington Hills, Mich., has agreed to pay the federal government and the state of Michigan $9.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims…
The United States Senate has voted 60-39 to approve a healthcare bill that would extend health coverage to more than 30 million uninsured, according to a report by the Washington Post.
ASCs are under increasing pressure to capture, track and report key quality indicators (QI) and outcomes data. As evidence of this, one need look no further than CMS and leading ASC accreditation bodies.
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Access MediQuip, a leading provider of outsourced implantable medical device management solutions to the healthcare industry, has released a new version of its 'Partners in Focus' online portal, which will be available to its 1,800 provider customers in January, according…
St. John Health System, based in Tulsa, Okla., has agreed to pay the federal government more than $13.2 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by providing kickbacks to physicians for referrals and then billing Medicare…
On Dec. 9, Medical Protective and ASC Communications presented a Webinar titled, "Ambulatory Surgery Centers — 2 Key Topics: 1. Medical Malpractice Industry Trends and 2. Key ASC Business and Legal Trends," that highlighted several trends in medical malpractice and…
About 75 of the 127 physician-owned hospitals under construction wouldn't meet the new Aug. 1, 2010, deadline in the revised Senate health reform bill, according to an informal count by Physician Hospitals of America.
The health reform bill now being voted on by the Senate would change Medicare physician reimbursements to include nationwide quality measurements, according to a release from the Minnesota Medical Association.