The AMA has launched an online resource to help physicians claim part of the $350 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, according to a release from the AMA.
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Amerinet, a leading healthcare group purchasing organization, announced the winners of its second annual Amerinet Healthcare Achievement Awards, which honor Amerinet members that excel in reducing healthcare costs and improving healthcare quality, according to an Amerinet news release.
Here are the top three ASC payors by volume for orthopedics by CMS region, according GENASCIS's database of information from more than 700 ASCs across the country.
The number of new medical malpractice suits in Pennsylvania fell to 1,533 in 2009 from 1,602 new cases in 2008, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Hans Lobato of Miami has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for engaging in a $7.4 million fraudulent medical testing scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
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The United States has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross, Ga., and Najam Azmat, MD, submitted claims for medically substandard and unnecessary services to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Department…
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced that four healthcare organizations have recently selected its ProVation software for various healthcare technology needs, according to several news releases by Wolters Kluwer.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has announced its new Officers for 2010-2011, according to an AAAHC news release.
While the new ban on physician-owned hospitals prevents Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota from expanding, Sanford Health is building its own $78 million heart hospital to take away market share, according to a report by the Argus Leader.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is proposing to change healthcare accounting standards so that reports on charity care would be based on direct and indirect costs of providing the care.