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.
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In early December, when the U.S. Senate had not yet passed its health reform legislation, it looked like Bucks County Specialty Hospital, a 24-bed, six-OR orthopedics facility outside of Philadelphia, might be one of the last physician-owned hospitals in the…
William Holley, MD, a podiatrist based in Buffalo, N.Y., was indicted on 28 charges of healthcare fraud, alleging the physician submitted numerous fraudulent charges to federal and state health insurers, according to a report in The Buffalo News.
Officials in some 20 states with already expanded healthcare coverage are arguing that the health reform bill just passed by the Senate would unfairly penalize them for their expansions, according to a report by the New York Times.
The usual year-end demand for elective surgeries and medical tests is being exacerbated by demand from the growing numbers of patients with high-deductible health plans, according to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Visiting Physicians Association, a home health agency based in Farmington Hills, Mich., has agreed to pay the federal government and the state of Michigan $9.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims…
The United States Senate has voted 60-39 to approve a healthcare bill that would extend health coverage to more than 30 million uninsured, according to a report by the Washington Post.
Access MediQuip, a leading provider of outsourced implantable medical device management solutions to the healthcare industry, has released a new version of its 'Partners in Focus' online portal, which will be available to its 1,800 provider customers in January, according…
St. John Health System, based in Tulsa, Okla., has agreed to pay the federal government more than $13.2 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by providing kickbacks to physicians for referrals and then billing Medicare…
On Dec. 9, Medical Protective and ASC Communications presented a Webinar titled, "Ambulatory Surgery Centers — 2 Key Topics: 1. Medical Malpractice Industry Trends and 2. Key ASC Business and Legal Trends," that highlighted several trends in medical malpractice and…