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Bobby Hillert serves as executive director of Texas Physician Hospitals Advocacy Center, a collaboration of Texas physician hospitals that promotes safety, quality, and innovation. As director of TPHAC, he is committed to demanding the safest, highest quality, most innovative treatments…

Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program announced it has revised its standards to respond to the new and expanded CMS regulations focusing on infection control.

The National Governors Association is asking the U.S. Senate to extend enhanced federal Medicaid funding to the states and avert further cuts in state Medicaid spending, according to an NGA letter to Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate.

The 21.3 percent physician fee cut is in its 23rd day because the House and Senate continue to disagree on fee fix legislation, as Congress heads toward its July 4 recess in 1½ weeks, according to a report by Kaiser…

Connecticut is the first state in the nation to permanently add low-income, childless adults to its Medicaid program as permitted by the Affordable Care Act, according to a news release by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The owner and vice president of Wayne County Therapeutic in Livionia, Mich., were convicted by a federal jury Tuesday for their participation in a $23 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the United States Department of…

The Avera Surgery Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., is set to open on July 6, according to a report from KELOLAND TV.

Meridian Surgical Partners, a national ASC development and management company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., seeks an experienced professional to serve as a regional operator overseeing a West Coast territory. Qualified applicants must have at least five years of industry experience.

If the Senate fails to approve $24 billion in enhanced Medicaid funding for the states, cash-strapped state Medicaid programs would likely be forced to cut funding to hospitals, physicians and other providers next year, according to a report by Crain's…

A federal grand jury has charged Anthony Francis Valdez, MD, with carrying out an estimated $41 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to a report by KFOXTV.com.