The Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee and the Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration are urging HHS to phase in a value-based purchasing program for ASCs, rewarding providers and facilities showing high quality performance and achieving quality improvements, according to a…
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The ASC Administrator, who reports to the director of operations, will manage and direct the day to day operations of this new free-standing multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center. The center has four ORs/three procedure rooms. It is projected to do approximately…
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue has signed the Medicaid Anti-Kickback law, an initiative to fight fraud, waste and abuse in the state's Medicaid system, according to a news release by the Governor's office.
Here are the 10 most read stories on www.BeckersASC.com in July.
A U.S. District Judge has denied the Justice Department's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by the state of Virginia challenging the constitutionality of health insurance coverage mandates that are part of the federal health reform law, according to a report…
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Wallace P. Berkowitz, MD, an otolaryngologist based in St. Louis, Mo., who was indicted in January on one count of healthcare fraud and 19 counts of making false statements related to healthcare matters, has been acquitted on all charges, according…
Job Description: This position is responsible for the overall administrative leadership and operations of Central Prison Healthcare Complex (CPHC), for the State of North Carolina Division of Prisons. Reports to the Deputy Director for Health Services and works closely with…
Jim Nathan, president of Lee Memorial Health System, a five-hospital public system in Fort Myers, Fla., assesses the challenges facing Don Berwick, MD, the new CMS administrator.
A nurse from Ohio has been charged for overbilling Medicare, Medicaid and other private insurance companies as a part of a fraud scheme with her employer, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
A California pathologist who operated a medical clinic was sentenced to 25 years in prison for writing fraudulent prescriptions for oxycodone in exchange for cash, according to a news release by the U.S. Attorney's Office.