California Assemblyman Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) has introduced a bill that would end unregulated healthcare insurance rate increases, according to the San Francisco Gate.
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Mandatory Disclosure of Physician Ownership in ASCs Required by the Medicare Conditions for Coverage
The final Medicare Conditions for Coverage were published Oct. 30, 2008 and will become effective May 18, 2009. One of the most significant changes in the Conditions for Coverage is the requirement for ASCs to provide patients with certain verbal…
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GENASCIS, a leading ASC revenue cycle management firm, has announced a new partnership with MedLearn for medical coding, compliance and payment resources, according to a GENASCIS news release.
The current physician shortage, especially in primary care, is worrisome to Obama administration officials who are working to implement legislation to expand healthcare coverage in the United States, according to an article in the New York Times.
The ASC Association has announced three ASC leaders who will each begin a three-year term of service on the Association Board, according to an ASC Association news release.
AmSurg has announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2009, according to an AmSurg news release.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare has released a report providing best practices to decrease colonoscopy procedure times, according to an AAAHC news release.
Two bills on healthcare reform, proposed by Gov. Ted Kulongoski, have passed in the state House and may be decided on by legislators within the next three weeks, according to a report by the Statesman Journal.
Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital received state approval to develop outpatient surgical and cancer centers at its Grayslake campus, according to a report in the Lake County News-Sun.