N.Y. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced a settlement with the nation’s largest health insurer, Indianapolis-based Wellpoint over allegations that the insurer manipulated reimbursement rates, according to news releases.
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Medicare has tentatively decided that it will not cover virtual colonscopies, citing inadequate evidence that it is an effective test for colorectal cancer, according to an announcement on the CMS Web site and a report in the New York Times.
Here is an analysis of the average staff hours per case in an ASC by region, according to the VMG Health 2008 Intellimarker.
Larry Taylor, CEO of Practice Partners in Healthcare, has been named to the list of "45 ASC Management and Development Company CEOs to Know" that will appear in the March/April issue of Becker's ASC Review.
Construction is underway for a new surgery center in Rutherford, N.J., according a report in The Paramus Post citing an announcement by Sweetwater Construction Corp.
Here are the health spending changes in rates from 2006-2007 listed by type of insurance, as reported by the 2007 National Health Expenditure Accounts.
The U.S. Congress set aside $19 billion to digitize healthcare records as part of the economic stimulus package, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Smith & Nephew plans to introduce extremities surgery products into the U.S. market beginning this year, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal.