The owner of a Miami-based clinic and his wife pleaded guilty for their involvement in a $13.7 million HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release by the Department of Justice.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Wisconsin moved to drop healthcare fraud charges against a fugitive Filipino physician who went into hiding after the charges were filed against him, according to a report by the Associated Press.
A Texas-area physician assistant leaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Texas Medicaid program, according to a news release by the Department of Justice.
Here is a list of the average revenue received by ASCs from their top payor for knee arthroscopies (CPT 29881) by state, according to data from Genascis. Note: Data not available for all states.
The American Academy of Professional Coders has published an article providing guidance for the documentation needed to meet ICD-10 requirements.
The Wall Street Journal has published an article discussing whether high-definition colonoscopes offer a benefit for detecting pre-cancerous polyps over standard definition.
Baylor Regional Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas, has updated it surgery center, according to a Southlake Times Star report.
As founding and managing partner of ASD Management, Robert Zasa is tasked with the financial success of surgery centers. In a 2010 interview with Becker's ASC Review, he addressed one of the number one concerns of surgery center leaders: falling…
ASCs should incorporate an external audit into their compliance programs. Formal coding audit protocol should define the purpose of the audit, frequency of review and sample size. The difficult part is selecting a credible auditing company. Ideally, you should interview…
Marge Schillaci, RN, MS, administrative director of Surgery Center of Joliet (Ill.), which performs a high volume of colonoscopies, EGD and upper and lower GI diagnostics and screenings, identifies five steps her GI-driven ASC has taken over the last year…