The Massachusetts government has reduced the surcharge for services provided at ASCs, according an announcement on the Massachusetts Health Safety Net website and a report from Business Insurance.
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Gastroenterologist Peter E. Bloom Jr., MD, has established his practice with Bristol (Conn.) Gastroenterology Associates and joined the medical staff of Bristol Hospital, according to a report in The Bristol Press.
Foundation Surgery Affiliates has announced new corporate partnerships with four ASCs in Maryland and Louisiana.
John Costino, DO, a North Wildwood, N.J.-based sports medicine and family practice physician, and his wife Barbara Costino were indicted on three counts of healthcare fraud, according to a Press of Atlantic City report.
Consumer Driven Health Plans in the U.S. experienced continued growth this year — albeit at a slower rate than in 2009 — according to preliminary results released by United Benefit Advisors from its "2010 UBA Health Plan Survey", the nation's…
President Obama has asked Congress to consider reallocating $400 million in the fiscal year 2011 budget to the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a report by AHA News Now.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a reminder that all entities covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act should be ready to test with their trading partners the functionality of the entities' practice management and/or…
The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has announced the receipt a five-year, $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences to train basic and physician-scientists engaged in anesthesiology research.
One frequently cited solution for two underperforming ASCs serving the same patient population is to close one of them and combine operations at the other, but this isn't as easy as it would appear, says Bill Heath, chief development officer…