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Larry Taylor, president and CEO of Practice Partners in Healthcare in Birmingham, Ala., has been praised for the outstanding operational results his company achieves for its ASC clients. In 2009, Mr. Taylor was nominated to the Becker's ASC Review list…

Four employees of a Miami-based speech center are in custody for allegedly defrauding the Florida Medicaid program, according to a news release from Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum.

An ER physician from Arkansas was charged for obtaining prescriptions fraudulently, according to a report by Press Argus.

Seven employees of South Carolina-based Piedmont Cardiology Associates have been charged with illegally obtaining prescription medication, according to a news report by Greenwood Today.

In 2009 alone, whistleblower allegations pointing to healthcare fraud led federal authorities to the investigation of 280 cases, which brought in a record $1.4 billion in judgments, and this trend is unlikely to stop, according to a report by Bloomberg.

A busy Edison, N.J., practice is seeking a fellowship-trained spine surgeon focused on minimally invasive procedures to join its team.

A busy ASC in Garden City, N.Y., seeks an OR technician, instrument processing technician and OR nurse supervisor.

An ASC in Melbourne, Fla., is seeking an OR supervisor and spine OR nurse.

Introduction On July 14, 2010, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued a proposed rule[1] (Proposed Rule) containing modifications to the privacy standards[2] (Privacy Rule), security standards[3] (Security Rule) and…

A personal care provider from Boise, Idaho, has been sentenced for Medicaid provider fraud, according to a news release from Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden.