The American College of Gastroenterology has announced its support of World IBD Day and World Digestive Health Day, global awareness efforts that are bringing physician and patient groups together to raise awareness for inflammatory bowel disease by making the latest…
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Vanessa Cattanea of Charleston, W.Va., was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme, according to a report by the Idaho State Journal.
Lura Barrett and Stephen Cartier, both of Detroit, have both pleaded guilty for their roles in a Medicare home health scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
1. Orthopedics. Rising ASC reimbursement for orthopedic surgery is transforming a sometimes break-even field into a money-making one, says William G. Southwick, president and CEO of HealthMark Partners in Nashville. For example, shoulder surgery used to be so underfunded it…
Here are the top 10 states with more surgery centers than hospitals by the number of surgery centers per hospital, according to SDI.
The healthcare reform law directs the Department of Health and Human Services to work with state insurance commissioners to review and approve health insurers' premium increases, beginning this year, but insurance commissioners are still hashing out criteria for denials, according…
Customer satisfaction with hospitals fell 5 percent in the first quarter of the year, dragged down by a 12 percent decline in satisfaction with EDs, according to a release by the American Consumer Satisfaction Index.
Movement toward bundled payments and accountable care organizations could give hospitals and healthcare providers the upper hand when negotiating medical implant prices, shifting the current climate for providers when dealing with medical device manufacturers, according to a report in the…
Errors by hospital coders affect accurate nonpayment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for catheter-associated hospital acquired infections, according to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan.
Riverdale, Ga.-based Southern Regional Health System's financial troubles continue as Moody's Investment Service downgraded the hospital's bond rating to "junk" status, highlighting weak financial performance since 2007, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.