Hospira is voluntarily expanding its recall of its Propofol Injectable Emulsion 1% and Liposyn products, including Liposyn II 10%, Liposyn II 20%, Liposyn III 10%, Liposyn III 20% and Liposyn III 30%, due to particulate matter found in some of…
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The American Academy of Professional Coders announced Daniel Schwebach as its vice president of practice management initiatives, according to an AAPC news release.
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons has issued a new practice guideline for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, which includes the use of radiofrequency ablation in the management of GERD and Barrett's esophagus, according to a…
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…
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…
This article briefly addresses six key issues impacting outpatient services and physician-owned facilities.
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.