TriMedx, a medical equipment management company, has announced it has received the Communitas Award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for its commitment to philanthropy and service.
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A psychiatrist from Del Rio, Texas, has been sentenced to five years probation for conspiring with two others to file false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Del Rio News-Herald report.
The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association has released a white paper, "Combating Health Care Fraud in a Post-Reform World: Seven Guiding Principles for Policymakers", which has been published in light of recent healthcare reform and a new governmental focus on…
A cardiologist from Lake Havasu City, Ariz., has agreed to pay the government $395,000 to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to Medicare, according to an AZ Central news report.
While newspaper, radio and television advertising has been the traditional method of marketing an ASC's services, the ever-growing Internet has provided ASCs with a new and fresh way of connecting to their patients and expanding their presence within a community.…
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Jeff Leland, managing director of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners, explains six things to know about how spine surgeons might fit into accountable care organizations.
ASCs are experiencing increased pressure to demonstrate low incidence of infection and compliance to infection prevention rules and regulations. Louise Dechesser, a surveyor for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, says infection control is a challenge ASCs across the…
CMS is hosting an open forum teleconference on and seeking comments about a future ASC value-based purchasing program.
Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to sentence a Haysville, Kan., physician and his wife to life in prison for allegations including healthcare fraud and false prescriptions, according to a Kansas City Star news report.
A new online resource from the American College of Surgeons provides a state and county breakdown of the number of surgeons in each area.