Divine Providence Hospital in Williamsport, Pa., has agreed to pay the federal government $598,965 to resolve allegations of improper Medicare claims. Click here to read the full story in Becker’s Hospital Review on Divine Providence Hospital’s settlement.
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Only half of Oregon's licensed surgery centers are participating in the state's voluntary quality reporting system, established in 2007, according to an Oregon Live report.
A largescale kickback scheme allegedly left employees from two hospitals within the Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System installing swimming pools and making other improvements to their homes. Click here to read the full story in Becker’s Hospital Review on the…
A Texas sheriff has been sentenced to 400 days in jail and four years of probation after he was convicted in a retaliation case involving two nurses and a physician at Winkler County Memorial Hospital in Kermit, Texas, according to…
Massachusetts' Board of Registration in Medicine has prohibited Ronald Nasif, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, from performing any surgeries for delivering "substandard care," according to a Boston Globe news report.
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Board members of Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Okla., have voted to overturn a group of physician's decision to suspend another physician for two weeks after allegedly committing several medical errors, according to a news report by The…
The following article is written by Sean Benson, cofounder and vice president of consulting with ProVation Medical, part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The march towards meaningful use (MU) has created a sense of urgency within the physician community to…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted four new Class I medical device recalls on June 14-15.
5 Surgery Center Specialties Predicted to Grow in 2011 Every year, certain ambulatory surgery center specialties grow and others diminish as CMS approves new procedures and reimbursement rates change. Click to continue » 10 Proven Ways to Profit From Gastroenterology…
At the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 10, 2011, Richard Hynes, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon in Melbourne, Fla., gave a presentation titled "The Future of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery—Why a Spine-Focused…