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ASC Veteran Dr. Tom Pliura Running for Illinois Senate Seat

Tom Pliura, MD, JD, will be running in the upcoming Illinois state Senate race, according to a News-Gazette report.

NIDEK Gets FDA OK for MC-500 Vixi Photocoagulator for Eye Surgery

NIDEK has received FDA clearance for its MC-500 Vixi, a photocoagulator for eye surgery, according to a NIDEK news release.

GAO: CMS Needs to Clarify Goals, Improve Data Used to Measure Medicare Integrity Program

The Government Accountability Office has issued a report recommending CMS more clearly communicate its goals for the Medicare Integrity Program and improve the reliability of data used to calculate the MIP’s return on investment. MIP is designed to identify and…

Kentucky Turns to Neighbors for Help on Pain Meds, Other Illegal Prescriptions

The governor of Kentucky is turning to authorities in Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia to help stop illegal prescription drugs such as pain medications, from coming into the state, according to a WPSD Channel 6 report.

Nearly Half of Patients Needing Vision Correction are Astigmatic

Almost half of patients needing vision correction are significantly astigmatic in at least one eye, according to a Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today report.

New Method Joins Blood Vessels Without Sutures

Microsurgeons at Stanford School of Medicine have developed a new method of vascular anastomosis without sutures, according to a Stanford news release.

Utah Orthopedic Surgeon Allowed to Contest Pain Meds Conviction

Dewey C. MacKay, MD, a Utah orthopedic surgeon, has been granted a hearing to contest his recent conviction for distributing painkillers to patients without a legitimate medical purpose, according to a Salt Lake Tribune report.

1.4M Healthcare Providers Required to Revalidate Medicare Enrollment as Part of Anti-Fraud Effort

Approximately 1.4 million healthcare providers, including roughly 750,000 physicians, will be required to revalidate their Medicare enrollment records as part of an anti-fraud initiative called for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to an amednews report.

Healthcare Fraud Prosecutions Expected to Increase by 85%

Given the number of federal healthcare fraud prosecutions from the past eight months, the total is expected to expand by 85 percent over last year due to the Obama administration’s intense focus on fraud-fighting, according to a USA Today report.…

Surgery Centers Urged to Submit Comments to Help Delay Quality Reporting Requirement

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association is urging ASCs to submit comments to CMS to help efforts to delay the required data submission included in the CMS proposal for a mandatory ASC quality reporting program, according to a news release from…