Federal investigators are looking into billing practices at Dallas' University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital, after previous investigations discovered the hospitals had billed the government for services provided by faculty physicians when they were performed by…
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In a poll asking Americans to name parts of the new health reform law they would most like to see the GOP repeal, more respondents would leave the law intact than strip anything out of it, according to a release…
Northside Hospital in Atlanta has announced plans to develop a multispecialty outpatient surgery center in Alpharetta, Ga., according to a report by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Franklin Beltre, DPM, of Houston, was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay $691,000 in restitution for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid programs, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.
The Idaho Orthopaedic Society, a Boise orthopedic practice and five orthopedists have agreed to settle a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice and Idaho Attorney General involving allegations of antitrust conspiracies involving a boycott of workers' compensation patients by…
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The 21.3 percent Medicare physician fee cut automatically went into effect today, but CMS is instructing Medicare contractors to hold physicians' Medicare claims for the first 10 business days in June to give Congress a chance to avert the cut.
Regent Surgical Health, a nationally-recognized surgery center company with 17 facilities throughout the United States, is looking for a key executive to become part of the select few professionals devoted to the growth of the company. This is a high…
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Atlantic Eye Center in Cape May Court House, N.J., has been named the "Business of the Year" by the Middle Township Chamber of Commerce in the category of healthcare and senior services, according to the Cape May County Herald.