This is a short summary of 15 anti-kickback and fraud cases and investigations that have made headlines in 2009. The situations involve a range of participants including hospitals, device companies, physicians, payors and other suppliers.
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Amkai, a software company with 20-plus years of experience delivering administrative and clinical solutions to ASCs, surgical hospitals and physician practices, is hosting a free webinar titled "How Comprehensive Information Management Boosts ASC Performance" on Tue., June 23 from 1-2…
Woodrum/ASD, an ambulatory surgery development and management company, has an immediate opening for an assistant director of business office operations.
Madhavi Rampalli, CPA, is seeking a senior executive position in healthcare finance. Ms. Rampalli has worked in healthcare for the past 11 years and currently serves as the CFO of Chicago-based Magna Health Systems. One of her strengths is her…
Officials from the Obama administration announced that due to the recession, the Medicare fund is expected to run out of money by 2017, two years earlier than had been previously predicted, according to a report in The New York Times.
The Shands Children's Surgical Center in Gainesville, Fla., recently reopened after renovation thanks to a $238,000 grant from the Children's Miracle Network, according to a report by The Gainesville Sun.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will review its decision to approve the Menaflex knee-surgery device after several scientists and FDA managers raised objections over the approval process, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal.
The CTC Working Group, a coalition of physician providers, colon cancer patient advocates and imaging equipment manufacturers, have urged CMS to reopen its decision not to cover computed tomography colonoscopy, according to a report in EndoNurse.
New Ulm (Minn.) Medical Center recently opened a new $3.5 million surgery center, according to a report by Mankato, Minn.-based News 12.
Like many of hospitals around the country, our non-profit, community hospital has watched intently as ASCs have proliferated. We have noted the increasing interest of surgeons in owning these facilities, and the high rates of patient satisfaction they deliver. Not…