A California woman pleaded guilty to 22 felonies for her role in a $154 million medical insurance fraud scheme at a now-closed surgery center, according to a news release by the Orange County District Attorney.
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1. Control of bleeding not separately billable. The control of bleeding is included in biopsy (and most other) endoscopic procedures, and is not separately billable unless the patient comes into the facility with a GI bleed, which is the reason…
1. Control of bleeding not separately billable. The control of bleeding is included in biopsy (and most other) endoscopic procedures, and is not separately billable unless the patient comes into the facility with a GI bleed, which is the reason…
A study conducted by the University of Connecticut Health Center and the Massachusetts Medical Society showed that the cost of defensive medicine — tests, procedures, referrals, hospitalizations, or prescriptions ordered by physicians fearful of lawsuits — is "huge and widespread,"…
A new bill introduced by the Senate would require all physicians who receive $100 or more from drug makers and device manufacturers to disclose this payment information on the Web, according to a report from the American Medical News.
The final Medicare Conditions for Coverage were published Oct. 30, 2008, with an effective date of May 18, 2009. This is the first major change to the Conditions since they were initially adopted in 1982 and therefore will impact all…
AmSurg, a terrific surgery center company, announced that revenues for the company increased 8 percent for the fourth quarter and increased 16 percent for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2008, according to a news release.
Stryker Endoscopy, a division of Stryker Corp., has introduced the third generation of its HD 3-Chip camera product line, according to a Stryker press release.
Here is an analysis of the average staff hours per case in an ASC by case volume, according to the VMG Health 2008 Intellimarker.
Historically, physician-owned centers that opened without corporate support have had an easier time doing well financially; then, if the physician-owners so chose, they could have their choice of corporate partners to whom to sell 51 percent of the ownership for…