Cigna Corp. is considering additional job cuts as part of cost reductions following the company's announcement of less than expected first-quarter earnings, according to a report in the Hartford Courant.
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will delay enforcement of the new "Red Flags Rule" until Aug. 1 in order to give physicians, ASCs and hospitals, as well as other creditors and financial institutions, time to develop and implement…
SourceMedical, a leading provider of outpatient information management solutions, announced that it has entered into an agreement with VisionShare, a provider of secure electronic health connectivity services, according to a SourceMedical news release.
Implantable Provider Group — IPG manages all aspects of high-cost implantable medical device utilization for providers, facilities, manufacturers and commercial payors. The company simplifies the complex procurement, contracting and billing associated with these devices, thereby streamlining the process and normalizing…
Click the image above to download a PDF of the latest issue of Becker’s ASC Review Current Issue Articles Which ASC Model is Best- Equipped to Deliver Spine Surgery: Multi- Specialty or Spine-Focused ASC executives and back specialists say…
Texas residents Rhonda Fleming, Bose Ebhamen and King Arthur have been convicted by a federal jury in Houston for their participation in a $36 million Medicare billing fraud scheme, according to a report by KVUE News.
Private-sector health plans have developed many innovative techniques to reward physicians for doing good work and have improved treatment quality and patient safety, according to a news release from America's Health Insurance Plans.
The following checklist was prepared by the ASC Association of Illinois for the changes in the ASC Medicare Conditions for Coverage (effective May 18).
Now available for download: Scott Becker's "3 Core Models of Delivering Anesthesia Services – Trends, Legal Issues and Observations" presention from the 2009 ASC Association Annual Conference.
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