The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion overturning a previous decision based in part on a determination that the lower court misapplied the fair market value standard under the Stark law, according to a report…
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The Atlantic Surgical Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., has been barred from seeing new patients as of Feb. 5 after an inspection by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, according to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Wrong-site surgeries are on the rise, and they are not only devastating to patients but also costly to healthcare facilities as a growing number of insurance companies are no longer providing reimbursement for preventable medical errors. Jeff Lynch of Viscot…
The Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society hosted its second annual "State of the State" conference on Feb. 2. The conference was held in conjunction with the TASCS's Advocacy Day on Feb. 3.
Cogdell Spencer has named three new regional presidents for Erdman, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, according to news releases.
Utah Senate Pres. Michael Waddoups applauded the efforts of ASCs during a presentation before the Utah Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, according to a news release from the ASC Association.
CIGNA Corp. plans to launch new technology called the CIGNA Cost of Care Estimator in Spring 2009, according to a CIGNA news release.
Selling equity in your surgery center is a big deal (no pun intended). First, you will be living with your new partner(s) for a very long time. If your new partner is a for-profit corporation, there could be significant changes…
The California Department of Insurance announced that Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Co. agreed to reinstate policies to 2,330 consumers whose coverage was rescinded between 2004 and 2008 without their consent, according to a Department of Insurance news…
Here is an analysis of the average staff hourly wages and the administrator's salary in an ASC by facility size, as determined by the number of operating rooms, according to the VMG Health 2008 Intellimarker.