During a state survey of Cleburne (Texas) Surgical Center this past spring, Suzette Rieger, RN, clinical coordinator of the ASC, says she and the surveyor reviewed the ASC's infection control checklist.
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Before he joined the Medical Consulting Group team in 2002, Rob McCarville was responsible for overseeing 16 separate physician practices. In that role, he built a reputation as a leader who could develop innovative strategies to increase profitability in physician…
U.S. Representatives Herger and Stark Introduce Bipartisan Bill Aimed to Fortify Anti-Fraud Measures
U.S. representatives Wally Herger (R-Calif.) and Pete Stark (D-Calif.) have introduced a bill, which would expand the authority of the HHS OIG to allow it to ban corporate executives from doing business with Medicare if their companies were convicted of…
El Centro Regional Medical Center, located in Imperial County, Calif., has agreed to pay $2.2 million to the government to settle Medicare fraud allegations, according to a DOJ news release.
Several states, including Washington, Wisconsin and Ohio, are set to receive a portion of a settlement totaling more than $81 million paid by two pharmaceutical subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations surrounding its illegal promotion of its epilepsy…
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Republican Congressional leaders have stated at least six ways they could chip away at the healthcare reform law after the election, when they are expected to win the House and add Senate seats, according to reports in the New York…
Las Ventanas Surgery Center in Salinas, Calif., has named Thomas Zewert, MD, as its new president, according to a report in The Salinas Californian.
Dotty Bollinger, chief of medical operations at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., suggests three ways spine-driven surgery centers can stay competitive in the ASC market.
Dotty Bollinger, chief of medical operations at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., explains how the surgery center is better monitoring supply costs.
Supplies are one of the biggest costs to an ASC, and according to experts, many centers lose money unnecessarily by failing to negotiate good prices, letting supplies expire and making impulsive purchases. Nine ASC administrators and experts discuss the hallmarks…