UT Southwestern Medical center in Dallas has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle allegations the hospital submitted false claims to Medicaid and Medicare regarding the supervision of resident physicians between 2004 and 2007, according to a UT Southwestern news…
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A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower suit against Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic and its Robert Packer Hospital that alleged the organization submitted false claims to federal health programs resulting from improper financial arrangements, according to a Times-Tribune report.
A new article published by the New York Times discusses the need for physicians and nurses to think about their patients rather than themselves when it comes to handwashing.
Many of today's ambulatory surgery center management and development company leaders made a name for themselves as administrators before moving into the role of executive. The following four executives discuss their transition from administrator to executive: Sandi Baber, RN, MHA,…
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it has signed three new ambulatory care distribution agreements with Cardinal Health for a variety of healthcare products and services, according to an Amerinet news release.
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Minimally invasive surgery for a burst appendix could be more successful and less costly than the traditional operation, according to a new study reported in Reuters Health.
Tom O'Bannon, director western alliance value optimization at Amerinet, discusses seven out-of-the-box ideas for ambulatory surgery centers to cut costs on supplies.
HHS' Partnership for Patients and National Quality Forum will present a free patient safety webinar on preventing pressure ulcers and falls on Sept. 9 at 2:30 p.m., EDT.
The owner of Memorial Medical Supply, a Houston durable medical equipment business, has been sentenced to 97 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Sunny Robinson…
The parents of a now-deceased baby were awarded an $11.4 million reward after a jury found Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston guilty of negligence, according to a Boston Herald report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review…