About 100 to 200 Texas physicians each year are ending all involvement with Medicare, up from "less than a handful" per year in 2007, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.
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Nader Samii, co-founder and former president of Ajuba International, a leading healthcare revenue cycle management company, has joined St. Louis-based National Medical Billing Services as CEO.
Democrats in Congress are losing interest in several healthcare bills meant to follow up on the reform law, as members of both chambers face challenging fall election campaigns, according to a report by the Hill.
Flor Crisologo, owner and operator of J & F Community Medical Center, a Miami HIV infusion clinic, has been arrested and charged for her alleged participation in a $23 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice…
Beth A. Johnson is the vice president of clinical systems for Blue Chip Surgical Partners.
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Existing general surgery training programs have the capacity to expand their positions by 33 percent and address a growing shortage of surgeons, according to a survey by the American College of Surgeons.
As hospitals look for strategies to improve physician engagement and physicians look for efficient care environments, both groups are increasingly drawn to clinical co-management agreements in which hospitals run an ASC as a hospital outpatient department. David Thoene, founder and…
Danny Jackson, a former healthcare leader, will be honored by the Craven Regional Medical Center Foundation in New Bern, N.C., for his contribution to healthcare in the Craven area, according to a report from The Sun Journal.
The American Medical Association and a separate coalition of 11 medical societies have thrown their support behind the Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2010, introduced by Representatives John Sullivan (R-Okla.) and David Scott (D-Ga.).