Greg Koonsman is a senior partner at VMG Health, a valuation and financial advisory firm. Q: My ASC is looking to bring in some physician-investors but we think the fair market value of what they would need to invest may…
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A federal judge has sentenced Kingsley Tochukwu Eze, the owner of Kings Enterprise, a durable medical equipment company located in Quincy, Mass., to five years in prison for his role in a $1.5 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to a…
The Florida Medical Association voted over the weekend to send a letter to the American Medical Association expressing its concern over the organization's stance on healthcare reform.
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The following comment is from John Burke, PhD, executive vice president and CEO for AAAHC, in response to the report on One in Four N.J. ASCs Reusing Single-Dose Vials. John Burke: The article, "One in Four N.J. ASCs Reusing Single-Dose…
The following question was in response to New and Revised Category III Codes to Report.Q: We are an ASC, not hospital-based. Can we code 0230T with 64483? Also, what revenue code should we be using for the 0230T code?
A new study published in the Archives of Surgery attempts to show physicians with ownership in ASCs or specialty hospitals were more likely to provide arthroscopic knee surgery or carpal tunnel and rotator cuff surgical repair to patients than physicians…