President Obama's plan to reduce healthcare spending — which calls for the collaboration of doctors, insurers and healthcare facilities to develop a strategy that would slow the growth of healthcare costs — creates legal risks for the companies involved, according…
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U.S. Attorney Edward Yarbrough's office filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Middle Tennessee last week against Alpharetta, Ga.-based Medquest Associates, alleging Medicare fraud by the company, according to a report in The Tennessean.
Southgate (Mich.) Surgery Center has expanded its services to include manipulation under anesthesia, an alternative treatment for chronic pain, according to a report in the News-Herald.
The Kellum Eye Center in Houma, La., will offer free services to around two uninsured patients a week as part of a new community outreach program, according to a report in Houma Today.
For the past three years, the ASC Association, in conjunction with a number of corporate sponsors, has sponsored a charity event at its annual conference. At this year's event, held in Nashville, Tenn., more than 45 conference participants turned out…
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a proposal that would prohibit drug and medical device companies from providing gifts, including meals, to healthcare providers and would require the disclosure of payments to physicians that exceed $1,000, according to a report in the…
Executive Leadership International invites you to participate in an anonymous, 15-minute or less survey on the impact of healthcare reform on ASCs and the orthopedic implant industry. Each participant will receive a free electronic copy of the benchmarking report based…
Here are statistics on the number of announced hospital mergers and acquisitions (deals) from 1998-2007, according to an American Hospital Association and Avalere analysis of data from The Health Care Acquisition Report by Irving Levin Associates.
This article provides an overview list of the steps to be taken to implement a compliance plan for an ASC.
Atwal Eye Care Center has received state approval to add two more operating rooms to the Buffalo Ambulatory Surgery Center in Cheektowaga, N.Y., according to a report in Business First of Buffalo.