The House has passed a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. representatives Wally Herger (R-Calif.) and Pete Stark (D-Calif.) aimed at strengthening anti-fraud measures, according to a news release by Mr. Stark.
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A report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau has indicated that the total number of questionable medical claims, or suspected fraudulent medical claims, referred to the NICB by its member companies increased 10 percent from 2008 to 2009, according…
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Goodman Gastroenterology, a GI practice and office-based surgery suite in Chattanooga, Tenn., has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.
AmkaiSolutions has announced the launching of AmkaiOffice for surgical hospitals, also known as AmkaiOfficeSH.
The ASC industry is marked by leaders who effectively plan, develop, manage and improve ASCs. Here is a list of nine notable leaders in the ASC industry.
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The Joint Commission has launched a tool to aid healthcare providers in better complying with hand hygiene protocols, according to a news release.
As changes through health reform creep ever closer, ASCs across the country are wondering how they will find the capital and staff to implement a quality reporting system. Betty Bozzuto, president of the Connecticut Ambulatory Surgery Center Patient Safety Organization,…
In a letter to CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, MD, the American Hospital Association urges CMS to consider mandatory cost data reporting for ASCs, according to the letter and the Texas ASC Society.
In 2007, Lakeland Surgical and Diagnostic Center's CEO, Dave Daniel, decided that his Lakeland, Fla., facilities needed an infection control committee and appointed Bobbie Kendrick infection control officer for the LSDC Florida Avenue campus.
Covington, Ky.-based Omnicare, the largest provider of pharmaceutical care for nursing home patients, has agreed to pay $21 million to settle allegations that the company overbilled the Michigan and Massachusetts Medicaid programs, according to a Cincinnati Enquirer news report.