A 2.3 percent tax on medical device companies that was part of the new healthcare reform law has many companies in Massachusetts eyeing plans to reduce costs, including job cuts, according to a report in Mass High Tech: The Journal…
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Dallas, Texas-based Rainier Medical Investments has launched the Physicians First Fund, a $10 million physician-only investment fund that will provide capital to acquire and develop medical facilities including medical office buildings, ASCs and hospitals.
John D. Kristofic, MD, an internal medicine physician in Pittsburgh, has been sentenced to one year in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing healthcare fraud, according to a news release by Acting United States Attorney for…
Managing an ASC is more challenging than ever, given uncertainties about future reimbursements, a dearth of unaffiliated surgeons to recruit and increasing competition from hospitals. Several industry experts weigh in on what they believe to be the most important actions…
Arizona has become the 19th state to reject a federal invitation to set up a high-risk pool to cover patients with pre-existing medical conditions under health reform, according to a report by the Arizona Republic.
Here are multiples paid for minority interest physician-investor redemptions and physician-investor buy-ins for 2007-2008, according to HealthCare Appraisers' Healthcare Transactions 2009 Year in Review.
Catherine Sayers is the administrator of Skyline Endoscopy Center in Loveland, Colo., and director of clinical operations for Pinnacle III.
As healthcare reform increases transparency and allows patients to become more savvy consumers, healthcare providers will need to be creative when it comes to attracting patients to their facilities. Essential to this process is transforming your facility's patient experience from…
The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a far-reaching impact on the delivery and management of healthcare. The new rules and regulations are still being crafted; however, hospitals, surgery centers and physician practices can prepare for…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added eight HCPCS repair codes that may be billed separately in addition to the codes for replacement parts, accessories and supplies for prosthetic implants and surgically implanted DME previously listed in Change…