Vanessa Cattanea of Charleston, W.Va., was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for her role in a Medicaid fraud scheme, according to a report by the Idaho State Journal.
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Lura Barrett and Stephen Cartier, both of Detroit, have both pleaded guilty for their roles in a Medicare home health scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
1. Orthopedics. Rising ASC reimbursement for orthopedic surgery is transforming a sometimes break-even field into a money-making one, says William G. Southwick, president and CEO of HealthMark Partners in Nashville. For example, shoulder surgery used to be so underfunded it…
The healthcare reform law directs the Department of Health and Human Services to work with state insurance commissioners to review and approve health insurers' premium increases, beginning this year, but insurance commissioners are still hashing out criteria for denials, according…
Customer satisfaction with hospitals fell 5 percent in the first quarter of the year, dragged down by a 12 percent decline in satisfaction with EDs, according to a release by the American Consumer Satisfaction Index.
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Movement toward bundled payments and accountable care organizations could give hospitals and healthcare providers the upper hand when negotiating medical implant prices, shifting the current climate for providers when dealing with medical device manufacturers, according to a report in the…
Andrew VanZee has been appointed as Indiana's first coordinator for overseeing statewide efforts to convert state hospital and clinics from paper medical records to electronic ones, according to an Associated Press report in the Indianapolis Star.
Many areas of the country that had low healthcare spending have been showing a sharp increase in the number of procedures and tests following introduction of new ASCs, cancer treatment centers and diagnostic technology, according to a report by the…
Nine hospitals in seven states have agreed to pay the United States more than $9.4 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare related to kyphoplasty procedures performed between 2000 and 2008, according to a U.S. Department…
Florence, S.C.-based Paincare Associates, whose model is now being used at five pain clinic locations, recently advertised its franchise opportunities in the Wall Street Journal.