A new analysis of both the U.S. House's passed healthcare bill and the bill currently under debate in the U.S. Senate suggests that language in the bills intended to limit physician-owned hospitals could affect nearly 70,000 jobs and reduce state…
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1. Orthopedic surgeons consider healthcare reform one of the largest concerns for 2010. According to Gary Brazina, MD, FACS, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who practices orthopedic surgery and sports medicine in Marina del Rey, Calif., the uncertainty regarding healthcare reform…
Vassar Brothers Medical Center is planning a $66 million building project that will include expansion of its ambulatory surgery department, according to a report by the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Physician-owned hospitals have a long history of providing effective, quality care. Here are 32 of the best physician-owned hospitals in the United States. They are recognized for their commitment to patient safety and quality by their patients, staff, communities, industry…
A survey by the Associated Press showed that 54 percent of Americans agree that limiting medical liability lawsuits is key to successful healthcare reform, according to a report in American Medical News.
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Amkai has been awarded a contract to provide its AmkaiEnterprise software suite to the Malo Clinic Center for Ambulatory Surgery in Rutherford, N.J., according to an Amkai news release.
A provision in the 2005 tax bill will require the Internal Revenue Service to begin withholding 3 percent of Medicare payments to healthcare providers as early as 2012, according to a report by American Medical News.
Connolly Healthcare, the Medicare recovery audit contractor for Region C, has updated its CMS approved audit issues for RAC review, according to Connolly Healthcare's Web site.
Here are 26 statistics about urology in surgery centers.
Proposed regulations endorsed by the N.J. Attorney General would bar physicians in the state from accepting any kind of gifts and would require them to report all but the smallest income from pharmaceutical and device companies, according to a release…