Dennis Jones, director compliance services for CBIZ KA Consulting Services, based in East Windsor, N.J., identifies six issues for hospitals in dealing with recovery audit contractors in 2011.
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John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Ga., has paid $13.9 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting its Medicaid status, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced the launch of an accountable care organization resource center which features information provided by The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice.
Brenda Mastopietro, RN, MS, CNOR, president of Arizona Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and chief nursing officer for Banner Surgery Centers, shares five ways ASCs can control costs related to OR supplies.
Wolters Kluwer Health, a provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that its ProVation MD software has received top ranking in the Clinical Procedure Documentation Category of the 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software &…
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In a letter to CMS Administrator Don Berwick, MD, the American Hospital Association recommended at least 25 changes in the recently released proposed rules for Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors, which are scheduled to start their work next spring.
Here are six articles recently published on www.BeckersASC.com about reprocessing in ambulatory surgery centers.
Ohio federal prosecutors collected a record $133 million this year from criminal and civil settlements, with a $109 million Christ Hospital settlement comprising the majority of this year's record, according to a news report by the Enquirer.
Three bills have been proposed in New Jersey which could benefit ambulatory surgery centers, according to Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Committee, New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
CMS hopes Medicare beneficiaries in nine metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) will start to see savings of up to more than 30 percent on certain durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies beginning Jan. 1, 2011, as Medicare's Competitive Bidding Program…