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New provisions to crack down on fraud could help the federal government surpass the $2.9 billion in Medicare and Medicaid overpayments recovered last year, a 29 percent increase from the year before, according to a release from HHS.

Some Congressional leaders' hopes of finally passing a five-year Medicare physician fee fix could be dashed once again this month, as lawmakers prepare to avert a 21.3 percent fee cut on June 1, according to a report by The Hill.

GOP lawmakers are accusing Donald Berwick, MD, the nominee for CMS administrator, of endorsing healthcare rationing, according to a report by the Boston Globe.

AmkaiSolutions and Mavicor have announced an agreement under which the companies will work together to provide their range of products and services to ASCs, surgical hospitals and affiliated physician practices through a hosted service, according to an AmkaiSoultions news release.

Detroit-area resident Christopher Collins has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for his role in a $14.5 million fraudulent Medicare home healthcare scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.

Pat McCaffrey, executive vice president of network management for Access MediQuip, discusses common reimbursement mistakes for surgical implant procedures.

Minimally invasive spine procedures involving the use of facet fixation products are expected to grow faster than other sectors of the spine surgery market over the next five years, according to US Markets for Minimally Invasive Spine Technologies 2008. The…

Q: Has access to financing/capital improved over recent months for ASC start-ups or are groups still struggling? Kyle Goldammer: In our opinion, groups are still struggling with financing. Although financing is available, the down payment required for large projects has…

William S. Burke, a former executive of South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., has been sentenced to 366 days in prison for stealing $222,000 from the hospital, according to a report in The Boston Globe.

Antoine Douglass Johnson, MD, a family practice physician based in Aberdeen, Wash., has been charged in federal court with more than 50 counts of healthcare fraud, income tax violation and illegal distribution of controlled substances, according to a report by…