NovaMed has announced a tender offer to repurchase any and all of its outstanding 1 percent convertible senior subordinated notes due 2012, according to an Enhanced Online News report.
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James Lynch, MD, of the Surgery Center of Reno, will discuss "Spine Surgery: The Next Five Years" at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues held June 9-11,…
Nine of the nation’s 10 highest-paying positions are in the medical field, with surgeons ranking at the top with a mean annual salary of $225,390, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS has released its Occupational and Employment…
The omnibus final rule that covers changes to privacy, security, breach notification and enforcement rules under HIPAA will not include a requirement for encrypting protected health information, an HHS Office for Civil Rights official confirmed to Health Data Management.
William Goldman, DMP, a podiatrist from Paris, Texas, has pleaded guilty to charges of federal healthcare fraud, according to a North Texas E-News report. Dr. Goldman submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid from 2003-2008, billing the federal programs for…
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The owner of a medical equipment company in the Houston area has been sentenced to 84 months in prison for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Doris Vinitski, the…
Interventional Management Services is a physician-owned ASC management and development company. IMS provides management services to ASCs with a physician-focused strategy.
As the Ohio Senate unanimously approved legislation regarding pain management clinics, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency suspended the licenses to prescribe and distribute controlled substances of several Ohio physicians and a pharmacy, according to a Plain Dealer report.
Here are 10 states with the greatest number of active physicians per 10,000 civilians in 2008, according to data recently published by the Kaiser Family Foundation. "Active physician" is defined as one currently engaged in patient care or other professional…
The Supreme Court has ruled that information gained by Freedom of Information Act requests cannot be used as the basis for False Claims whistleblower lawsuits, according to an AHA News Now report.