Congressional Democrats are ready to scrap a proposed five-year Medicare physician fee fix, meaning that Congress is back to passing month-by-month patches to keep a looming 21.3 percent fee cut from going into effect, according to a report by Politico.
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In a tenuous economy with declining reimbursements, many ASCs are simply hunkering down to see how the healthcare reform landscape will shape up before making any bold moves. Still, says Joyce Deno, chief operations officer for the Eastern Region of…
Patients can now learn about the quality of care provided at Illinois hospitals on a new website hosted by the Illinois Department of Health.
U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy announced a new task force to target healthcare fraud in Western Virginia and the Roanoke area, according to a report from WJZ News.
A Democrat opposing health reform won the special election for the late Democratic Rep. John Murtha's seat in a conservative district in Pennsylvania, according to a report from the Washington Post.
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Kosair Children's Medical Center – Brownsboro, a pediatric outpatient center in Louisville, Ky., will open on May 26, according to parent company not-for-profit Norton Healthcare.
Bonnie Brady, RN, the administrator of Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, N.J., shares five tips for reducing costs at an ASC. Ms. Brady has been with Specialty Surgical Center, a multispecialty, two-OR ASC, since May 2008. Since she arrived, the…
Nueterra Healthcare announced that Mavicor, a leading healthcare information technology management company, will host a new electronic medical record platform for Nueterra surgery centers, according to a Nueterra news release.
Concerned about the public's lingering doubts about health reform, the White House has speeded up implementation of several provisions in hopes of turning doubters into believers, according to a report by Politico.
Chicago Public Schools will open the city's first high school focused on educating students for future careers in healthcare, according to a report by Crain's Chicago Business.