Donald Berwick, MD, president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has been formally nominated as CMS administrator, according to a release by the White House.
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In Aug. 2009, a laptop belonging to an employee of Blue Cross/Blue Shield was stolen from a car in Chicago. While laptops are stolen in the United States all of the time (every 12 seconds, according to FBI and insurance…
PINNACLE III, a leader in operational development and management of ASCs throughout the country and provider of ASC and physician billing solutions, has named Simon J. Schwartz as its director of marketing and sales.
Genascis, a leading revenue cycle management and business intelligence resource for ASCs has begun to share proprietary ASC benchmarking data on a weekly website feature called, "Did You Know?," according to a Genascis news release.
Glen R. Justice, MD, an oncologist and former director of the cancer center at Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare and other insurers by charging the payors for cancer medications that…
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A federal jury has found Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, S.C., part of Tuomey Health System, guilty of violating the Stark Act for providing kickbacks to physicians in return for referrals at the hospital, according to a report by the Sumter…
The recently enacted healthcare reform legislation will affect all healthcare stakeholders — consumers, providers and employers — but sorting out the winners from the losers is an inexact science at best at this point. For physicians, especially those in specialty…
Dale Hockel is vice president of clinical engineering services and supply chain for TriMedx, a provider of healthcare equipment services serving many different types of providers including hospitals and ASCs.
National consulting firm, specialized in ASC and surgical practice business analysis and insurance contracting, is seeking a seasoned reimbursement/business analyst to join its team.
National consulting firm, specialized in ASC and surgical practice managed care/insurance contracting and business analysis, is seeking a highly motivated professional to negotiate ASC and physician practice contracts.