New decision by the U.S. Supreme Court limits the use whistleblower lawsuits against hospitals and other organizations for alleged fraud against the federal government, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
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The trend over the last five years has been a continued, dedicated effort to establishing standards and steps for improving patient safety. Major accreditation agencies have become increasingly active in establishing guidelines and are joined by hospitals and surgery centers…
The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously approved the sale of the Center for Surgical Excellence in Roanoke, Va., one of two outpatient centers Carilion Clinic acquired in 2008, according to The Roanoke Times. The buyer is a group of Roanoke…
West Penn Hospital's West Penn Bariatric Surgery Center in Pittsburgh was re-accredited by the American College of Surgeons' Bariatric Surgery Center Network. It is the only weight-loss surgery center in the Pittsburgh area to have this recognition, according to a…
Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America has announced that it is the new management provider and a minority owner of The Brevard Specialty Surgery Center, an 11,472 square-foot, multi-specialty ASC located in Melbourne, Fla., according to an ASCOA news release.
Stamford, Conn.-based Purdue Pharma, a privately held pharmaceutical company, has introduced the Medical Education Resource Catalog Online, a Web-based resource that provides licensed healthcare professionals in the U.S. with access to free educational materials to help improve the care of…
Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, La., is opening its new $1.1 million Endoscopy Center on the third floor of its Lane Medical Plaza, according to a report in The Advocate.
Kathy Bryant, president of the ASC Association, discusses the impact of recently passed healthcare reform on ASCs.
An anesthesiology group has to constantly change to remain viable, says Howard Konowitz, MD, managing partner of Midwest Anesthesiologists HBRJ, a seven-physician group in Melrose Park, Ill. "If you can't reinvent the practice every nine months," he says, "you can't…
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.1. Reporting CPT 29877 instead of 29879 due to lack of documentation without consideration of a physician queryOne of the biggest challenges…