2009 was a year of ASCs trying to make sure costs and headcounts were in line with business and trying to make sure payor relationships and revenues stayed solid. 2010 is looking like a more strategic year — a time…
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ASCs, Hospitals, Physician-Owned Hospitals, Healthcare and Insurance Reform; 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference: Special Discount Offer; June 10-12, 2010; Chicago
A New York-based administrator of PPO networks has agreed to clarify a billing form for out-of-network physicians, following pressure from the AMA and several state medical societies, according to a report by American Medical News.
Louisiana State University’s ophthalmology clinic and residency program has moved into a new, 5,000-square-foot facility in Lafayette, La., according to a report by the Telegram.
Ophthalmic surgeons from the U.S. Air Force are the first in the Defense Department to employ a state-of-the-art laser that will shorten recovery times for corneal transplantation, according to a report by the U.S. Air Force.
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New legislation proposed by Florida state representatives would allow optometrists to prescribe oral versions of 13 medications used to treat eye injuries and disorders, according to a report in the Herald Tribune.
The Healthcare Financial Management Association is offering a side-by-side comparison of the House and Senate health reform bills, showing differences that will have to be worked out in the final bill, according to an HFMA release.
Conservative politicians in states such as Florida and Arizona are proposing measures to opt out of federal health reform legislation, according to a report by the New York Times.
Urban Treatment Center, a methadone clinic in Camden, N.J., is accused of improperly billing U.S. and New Jersey Medicaid for $906,910, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Northern Virginia Eye Surgery Center (Fairfax, Va). William Rich, MD, a partner in this ASC, went through a 20-year struggle with nearby hospitals and Virginia's strict certificate of need process before the ASC finally opened in May 2008.