As a board member and a practicing plastic surgeon at Riverside Outpatient Surgery Center in Columbus, Ohio, Steven L. Robinson, MD, is justifiably concerned about the future of his specialty and the ASC industry. In a 2009 interview with Becker's…
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M. Brian Fennerty, MD, FASGE, is professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Ore., and the current president of the American Society for Gastroinestinal Endoscopy.
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A spike in the number of fake prescriptions in Florida is motivating law enforcement to work harder in closing down prescription drug rings, according to a St. Petersburg Times report.
Scott D. Geise, DDS, a Newfane, N.Y., dentist, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution after pleaing guilty to healthcare fraud, according to a report by Buffalo News.
The following article appeared in the July 2010 issue of Connection, the bi-monthly e-newsletter from the AAAHC.Following recent changes by Medicare, AAAHC has been required to make revisions to the 2010 Accreditation Handbook for Ambulatory Health Care. The section entitled,…
Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America has announced it has acquired an interest in The Surgical Center of Morehead City, N.C.
The state of Indiana has filed a complaint against Glen Ballengee for helping anesthesiologist Kamal Tiwari, MD, with write false prescriptions, according to a report by the WRTV6.
Susan Charkin, MPH, president of Healthcents, an ASC and physician specialty hospital contracting and consulting group, offers the following four quick tips for increasing collections in your ASC.
A North Carolina joint venture is seeking state permission to build an ENT ASC, according to a report by The Charlotte Observer.