The state of Indiana has filed a complaint against Glen Ballengee for helping anesthesiologist Kamal Tiwari, MD, with write false prescriptions, according to a report by the WRTV6.
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A North Carolina joint venture is seeking state permission to build an ENT ASC, according to a report by The Charlotte Observer.
Joey Daugherty, RN, administrator of Total Pain Care, a two-physician ASC in Meridian, Miss., talks about setbacks and celebrations at his surgery center.
Now more than ever, healthcare providers must consider strategies that will enable them to maximize their ability to provide excellent patient care, while at the same time reducing cost. The June 7 Becker's ASC Review article by Leigh Page, "11…
As the chief development officer of Surgical Care Affiliates, Joe Clark knows what to look for in a successful ASC. In Feb. 2010, he discussed with Becker's ASC Review the qualities SCA looks for when contemplating an ASC acquisition. According…
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This management group operates ASCs and surgical hospitals nationwide with more than 2,000 physician partners. This management group has been recognized by Becker's ASC Review and Becker's Hospital Review as one of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare and…
Advanced Surgical Concepts – Pain ASC (Baton Rouge, La.). Advanced Surgical Concepts is an outpatient surgery center located in the same facility as Comprehensive Pain Management, the practice of Sandra R. Weitz, MD, Elizabeth Russo-Stringer, MD, and Alpesh D. Patel,…
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius approved a waiver that allows extra funding to help Florida's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to better screen or "mine" for potential healthcare fraud in the Medicaid Management Information System, according to a…
Here are 10 recent fraud and abuse cases involving physicians. Click the links to learn more about each case.
Florin Catinas, DC, an Anaheim, Calif.-based chiropractor who pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud in January, was sentenced to 60 days in jail, according to a report by the Orange County Register.