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.
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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.
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.…
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…
Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pa., has settled a negligence lawsuit involving a newborn's death for $1.5 million, according to a Morning Call report.
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The urological catheters market is expected to surpass $3 billion by 2017, according to a report released by Global Industry Analysts.
In a Los Angeles Times op-ed, a CMS administrator said the Obama administration has used Medicare’s electronic payment system to its advantage in its fight against fraud. Peter Budetti, deputy administrator and director for CMS’ Center for Program Integrity, says…
The FDA has approved tapentadol extended release tablets from Janssen Pharmaceuticals for moderate to severe chronic pain, according to a Janssen Pharmaceuticals news release.
The histoplasma capsulatum fungus, common in the soil in southeastern, mid-Atlantic and Midwestern United States, can lead to eye disease if not treated early, according to a Health Canal report.
Due to the economy and lower patient volumes, many hospitals and other providers are putting off buying new sterilization equipment or are opting for refurbished ones, according to a DOTMed report.