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Are the U.S. Government and Big Medical Business Trying to Eliminate Independent Medical Practice?: Question Asked of Scott Becker

Question from orthopedic surgeon: Do you see, or sense, a movement by government or big (medical) business to legislate or eliminate the independent medical practitioner/business? This was asked by one of our orthopedic physicians. He thought you might know.

3 Ways Negotiating With a GPO Drives Down GI-Related Costs

Connie Casey, administrator at Northpoint Surgery Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., discusses three ways the surgery center has worked with its group purchasing organization to drive down some of the center's biggest costs.

Forest Pharmaceuticals to Pay $313M to Settle Criminal and Civil Charges, Including Paying Kickbacks to Physicians

Forest Pharmaceuticals, based in St. Louis, has agreed to pay more than $313 million to settle allegations of paying illegal kickbacks in the form of expensive meals, entertainment and cash payments disguised as grants or consulting fees to physicians prescribing…

Judge Agrees to Hear 20-State Lawsuit Against Health Reform

U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson has agreed to hear a lawsuit by 20 state Attorneys General against the healthcare reform law, according to a Reuters report.

Georgia's WellStar Health Systems Settles Medicaid Billing Investigation for $2.7M

Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health Systems has agreed to pay the state of Georgia nearly $2.4 million to settle a Medicaid billing investigation for both inpatient and outpatient services at five WellStar hospitals — Cobb Memorial Hospital, WellStar Kennestone Hospital ,…

ProVation MD Selected by Goshen Health System for GI Procedure Documentation and Coding

Goshen (Ind.) Health System has selected Wolters Kluwer Health's ProVation MD software for use in Goshen General Hospital, according to a news release.

McKesson Stock Jumps as Company Expects to Hit Fiscal-Year Guidance, Pharma Sales Rise Sharply in August

McKesson's stock jumped 5.4 percent on Wednesday after the company said it expected to hit fiscal-year guidance, according to the Wall Street Journal and industry reports.

What a Big GOP Victory in November Might Mean for Healthcare Reform

Assuming the Republicans win big in the Nov. 2 Congressional elections, can the healthcare reform law be repealed, defunded or watered down in some way?

Quick Tip: Cutting Technology-Related Costs at Your Orthopedic ASC

Alan Beyer, MD, of Orthopedic Surgery Center of Orange County in Newport Beach, Calif., explains how technology-related costs at the orthopedic surgery center are maintained.

Indiana Family Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Prescription Fraud, Agrees to Testify Against Lab Owner He Accepted Kickbacks From

A family practitioner in Merrillville, Ind., has entered a guilty plea for fraudulently prescribing pain medications and will testify against the owner of a medical laboratory who has been charged with healthcare fraud, according to a Post-Tribune report.