On May 21, 2009 the OIG issued Advisory Opinion 09-05 which addressed an on-call coverage arrangement between a hospital and physicians concerning coverage of emergent, uninsured patients. Under the analyzed arrangement, compensation will be based on a schedule of specific…
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Milwaukee-based Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare will open a $30 million orthopedic hospital with 24 independent physicians, according to a report in The Business Journal of Milwaukee.
The Southwestern Surgery Center at the Bluebonnet Medical Plaza in Ennis, Texas, will host its grand opening on June 6, according to a post on EllisCountyEvents.com
The Shands Children's Surgical Center, which recently reopened, invited donors, supporters and regional pediatricians from the community to visit the newly renovated center, according to a report in the University of Florida College of Medicine's Insider.
Tom Pliura, MD, JD, an independent attorney specializing in healthcare issues for surgery centers and physician practices and founder of zCHART and the zCHART EMR, discusses the increase in physician fraud investigations and offers suggestions as to how physicians and…
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General issued an advisory opinion on hospital emergency room on-call coverage that determined a flat-fee payment schedule presented a low fraud and abuse risk. The 12-page opinion was issued…
View a crosswalk grid illustrating the changes between the previous and new ASC Conditions for Coverage created by Dawn Q. McLane RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, chief development officer for ASC development, management and consulting firm Nikitis Resource Group, at www.beckersasc.com/pdfs/cfc2009.pdf.
New Medicare Conditions for Coverage for ASCs; Increased Scrutiny of Physician- Hospital Relationships; Becker’s ASC Review E-Weekly; 16th Annual ASC Conference – Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues Healthcare providers, particular physicians and hospitals, are coming under increased scrutiny.…
While ASCs face a variety of legal issues at their individual state levels, there are several national legal issues affecting the everyday affairs of a surgery center, according to ASC legal experts. The most critical are physician ownership, safe harbor…
Recent studies have cast doubt over the perceived benefits of hip resurfacing versus total hip replacement, and the studies may indicate that hip resurfacing could have a higher risk for complications in some patients, according to a report in the…