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Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota's Republican governor, has issued an executive order rejecting all funds from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the healthcare reform law, according to a report by Minnesota Public Radio.

John R. McLean, MD, a cardiologist from Salisbury, Md., has been indicted for allegedly putting unnecessary coronary stents in hundreds of patients and billing private and public payors for the procedures, according to a Baltimore Sun report.

The United States Fifth Court of Appeals has upheld a district court ruling that a health plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by refusing payment to a hospital for health services it felt were not "reasonable and customary,"…

Even though CMS continues to delay plans to require ASC quality reporting, ASC organizations on the national and state level have been moving ahead with their own voluntary reporting programs and the industry is encouraging CMS to implement national reporting.

While everyone is worried about stolen laptops or unauthorized access to computer files, who ever thought the hard drive in copying and fax machines could be a potential HIPAA violation?

Becky Johnson, clinical director of Lincoln (Neb.) Endoscopy Center, discusses three practices that have helped the center cut costs without compromising the ability to provide quality acre.

Deuk Spine Institute a multi-specialty practice with clinics and surgery center in Melbourne, Titusville and Orlando, Fla., and focuses on treatment of neck and back injuries, spine and joint conditions, and sports medicine, is recruiting the following positions: 1. Spine…

QSE Technologies, an IT systems integrator serving the ambulatory healthcare industry, has announced it has reached the milestone of 150 healthcare IT projects, according to Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS, CEO of QSE Technologies.

Rudra Sabaratnam, MD, a former co-owner and CEO of City of Angels Medical Center in Los Angeles, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison and ordered to pay $4.1 million in restitution for his involvement in a healthcare…

Fred Dweck, MD, a surgeon from Hollywood, Fla., five nurses and a clinic owner working in the Miami-area have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a $37 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.