The owners of Orthopedic Specialists DME in Corpus Christi, Texas, and an orthotist were convicted on charges of a complex healthcare fraud and kickback scheme in which they attempted to defraud both the federal and Texas Medicaid programs out of…
Uncategorized
A moratorium on procedures at Fort Myers (Fla.) Endoscopy Center has been lifted after the center submitted an acceptable plan to Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration to correct a number of patient safety violations at the center, according to…
Oneida (N.Y.) Healthcare Center received a $123,000 donation from the hospital's auxiliary, which will go towards $3 million the hospital is trying raise to help with an $18 million capital project, according to a report in The Oneida Daily Dispatch.
Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners — Blue Chip Surgical Partners develops and manages physician-led surgical centers across the United States. The company, led by Jeff Leland, provides a full range of business development services including: strategic planning and start-up consulting,…
Garnik Karapetyan and Iacob Razumnii, both from the Seattle area, have been charged with separate schemes to defraud Medicare of more than $2.6 million combined, according to a report by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Advertisement
Amerinet, a leading healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced new agreements with Ansell Healthcare for exam gloves and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics for blood gas testing systems and service, according to an Amerinet news release.
Provisions to postpone a Medicare fee cut for physicians and possibly other health-related measures have been removed from the Senate jobs bill, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Massachusetts Governor Seeks Authority to Veto Rates Charged by Physicians and Healthcare Facilities
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has introduced a bill that would give the state insurance commissioner the power to reject rates charged by hospitals, physician groups, other healthcare facilities and insurers, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
Update: Dr. Wallace Berkowitz has been acquitted on all charges. Read the report by clicking here.Wallace P. Berkowitz, MD, an otolaryngologist based in St. Louis, Mo., has been indicted on one count of healthcare fraud and 19 counts of making…
A West Virginia Senate Committee on Government Affairs unanimously passed a bill that would allow optometrists in the state to perform certain laser procedures and to administer certain injections, according to a report in the Charleston Daily Mail.