Surgery centers, physicians and group practices are among providers that would be considered "limited" fraud risk providers to government insurances programs, according CMS proposed rule CMS-6028-P.
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With increasing competition and tighter margins, it is critical that newer surgery centers establish concrete and measurable goals to help keep the facility on the road to success. Angie Laux, administrator of Bellin Orthopedic Surgery Center in Green Bay, Wis.,…
Managing the size of inventory and costs for equipment and supplies is one of the key ways to ensure your surgery center is at least maintaining, if not increasing, its profits. Here are four best practices for surgery centers to…
The pressure to reduce costs in human resources has never been higher than it is today. Organizations are looking for every opportunity to save money with a preference for lowering non-salary expenses over reductions in staff. A key weapon in…
House Republicans' newly released legislative agenda, "A Pledge to America," includes a call to cancel any unspent money from the economic stimulus program, according to a report by the New York Times.
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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.
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.