New Jersey physician Magdy Elamir, MD, was indicted for healthcare fraud and writing unnecessary prescriptions, according to a report by NorthJersey.com, the online edition of The Record.
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William J. Lahners, MD, FACS, medical director of the Center for Sight in Sarasota, Fla., offers three tips on keeping your staff motivated and enthusiastic throughout the year.1. Give back to the community. If your facility makes itself an integral…
Jack Egnatinsky, MD, medical director of the AAAHC and a retired anesthesiologist, provides guidance for overcoming the ASC challenge of how to prevent patient falls.
A federal judge has signed an order stating Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, S.C., must pay the U.S. government more than $49.4 million for violating the Stark Act, according to a report by the Sumter Item.
Susan Kizirian, chief operating officer for ASCOA, describes three steps ASCs can take to involve their anesthesiologists in reducing costs.
In the midst of a struggling economy, William J. Lahners, MD, FACS, medical director of the Center for Sight in Sarasota, Fla., is able to offer free cataract surgery to underprivileged patients. "We're not immune to financial stresses," Dr. Lahners…
A California physician discusses the impact of inhaled anesthesia on global warming in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, according to news release by the International Anesthesia Research Society.
Here are seven statistics on oral and maxillofacial surgeon compensation from May 2009 figures, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2010-2011 Edition.
CMS has issued a transmittal outlining the changes made to the 2010 Outpatient Prospective Payment System as a result of health reform.
In only a few minutes, William J. Lahners, MD, FACS, can perform a surgery that can alter the rest of a patient's life — and in some cases, he'll do it for free.