Ellen Johnson is COO of Facility Development & Management in Orangeburg, N.Y., which develops and manages ASCs in New York, New Jersey and Florida. She discusses six trends affecting ASCs.
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The following is a white paper written by SurgiScreen, which provides consulting, management support and outsourcing of pre-surgical screening services.
ASCs in Monterey County, Calif., are featured in a report by The Herald discussing the state's tighter ASC infection control regulations and why the ASCs welcome the new rules and inspections.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau announced the establishment of a second major medical fraud task force in Florida to counter the increase and spread of medical fraud in the state, according to an NICB news release.
A recent report shows that approximately $22 million was recovered last year from fraud and abuse of the Kansas' Medicaid program, according to a news release by the Kansas Attorney General's office.
The American Academy of Professional Coders has published an article providing guidance for when and where organizations should begin to prepare for ICD-10.
Sushil Sheth, MD, a former Chicago-area cardiologist, has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $13 million in restitution for defrauding public and private health insurers, according to Chicago Tribune report.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the availability of up to $250 million in grants for "new access points" for the delivery of primary healthcare services for underserved and vulnerable populations, according to an…
A new study claims to show that primary care physicians performing colonoscopies in licensed ASCs have comparable performance quality indicators and lesion detection rates to those for experienced gastroenterologists.