The American Hospital Association (AHA) has sent a legislative health reform proposal to Congress recommending a number of significant changes including a renewed ban on physician self-referrals.
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Given the recent surge of ASC mergers and acquisitions, Greg Zoch of Kaye/Bassman International Corp. offers three observations of the market and offers suggestions for ASCs seeking a potential partner.
The American Hospital Directory has released a preliminary study analyzing shifts in Medicare reimbursements under the new severity adjusted DRGs (MS-DRGs), with the data revealing that cardiovascular and orthopedic surgery saw noteworthy shifts in reimbursement in 2008.
A dearth of applicants for nursing jobs is forcing recruiters to try a variety of creative methods just to get qualified individuals to visit organizations, according to the Associated Press.
Seven hospitals in New York are accused of fraudulently billing Medicaid for more than $50 million, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Seven hospitals in New York are accused of fraudulently billing Medicaid for more than $50 million, according to a report by the Associated Press.
CMS Office of the Actuary announced that 2007 U.S. healthcare spending increased at the lowest rate of growth since 1998, according to a teleconference held Jan. 5.
The Federal Trade Commission has settled price-fixing allegations with two independent physician practice associations (IPAs) in California and Colorado, according to a press release from the FTC.
A coalition of three dozen social service, healthcare, labor and legal groups are asking Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to use part of the federal stimulus package the state will receive late January to support healthcare programs, according to The Boston…
If you don’t know what it means for a carrier to “claims match,” then your facility is probably losing revenue. Did you know that most large carriers match (prospectively or retrospectively) your ASC CPT codes to the professional CPT codes…