Jack Egnatinsky, MD, medical director of the AAAHC and a retired anesthesiologist, discusses what ASCs must do to meet AAAHC standards if they reprocess single-use devices and equipment.
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Achieving accreditation is a big step for any medical organization and it can take time to meet an accreditor’s standards. Preparation is the key to a successful accreditation outcome. Michon Villanueva, assistant director of accreditation services with the Accreditation Association…
Greg Zoch, a managing director at Kaye/Bassman, an executive search firm for ASCs and other companies, discusses four primary drivers that motivate people to switch jobs, in order of importance.
Introduction On July 14, 2010, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued a proposed rule[1] (Proposed Rule) containing modifications to the privacy standards[2] (Privacy Rule), security standards[3] (Security Rule) and…
A personal care provider from Boise, Idaho, has been sentenced for Medicaid provider fraud, according to a news release from Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden.
A Florida physical therapist pleaded guilty to submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for services she never provided, according to a Ledger report.
U.S. Files Suit Against Georgia Physician and Medical Center for Healthcare Fraud, Endangering Lives
The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against a Georgia physician and medical center for allegedly submitting false or fraudulent claims to healthcare programs, such as Medicare, according to a news release by the Department…
A Kansas-area physician pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare and Medicaid, illegal distribution of prescription drugs and harassing a state investigator, according to a Kansas City Business Journal report.
A Texas woman, who controlled and operated a durable medical equipment supplier, pleaded guilty to devising and carrying out a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid, according to a news release by the Department of Justice.
The O'Malley-Brown administration of Maryland has recovered nearly $26.5 million from fraud, waste and abuse of Maryland's Medicaid program during the 2010 fiscal year, according to a news release by Maryland's Department of Health and Mental Health.