Orthopedic Surgeon E. James Kohl, MD, died at his home near Philadelphia at age 76, from complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to report by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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A new study suggesting that investment in an ASC prompts physician-owners to perform extra surgeries has methodological flaws and jumps to conclusions unsupported by the data, according to a response by the Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee.
Orthopedic Surgeon Gregory Merle Hansen, MD, recently died at age 59 of a heart attack at his home near Omaha, Neb., according to a report by the Omaha World Herald.
Alisa Fischer, RN, MHSA, CASC, is the administrator of St. Augustine (Fla.) Surgery Center, a multi-specialty ASC managed by Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America.
Here is the average 2008 Medicare sub charge (submitted charges divided by allowed services), average allow charge (Medicare-allowed charges divided by allowed services, including co-pays and deductibles paid by patient), and average payment (Medicare payments divided by allowed services, not…
Tri-City Healthcare District is partnering with Surgical Care Affiliates at its North Coast Surgery Center in Oceanside, Calif., according to a news release.
Suresh Chand, of Warren, Mich., was sentenced to 81 months in prison and was ordered to pay $9.77 million in restitution, jointly with co-defendants, for his role in an $18 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a U.S. Justice Department…
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Q: Has access to financing/capital improved over recent months for ASC start-ups or are groups still struggling? Kyle Goldammer: In our opinion, groups are still struggling with financing. Although financing is available, the down payment required for large projects has…
Alpharetta, Ga.-based EndoChoice, a designer and seller of gastrointestinal endoscopy products, has purchased Atlanta-based Pathworks Anatomic Pathology Laboratory, according to a report in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.