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As part of the Obama Administration's goal of reducing waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have revised and improved their calculations of Medicare fee-for-service error…

Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, N.J., has agreed to pay the United States $3.02 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.

Akasia Lee of New Orleans was sentenced in federal court to five years in prison and to pay nearly $5 million in restitution for her role in the conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, according to a release from the U.S.…

The Central Minnesota Surgical Center in Sartell, Minn., has opened and will begin treating patients in early December, according to a report by the St. Cloud Times.

A new report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council found that the number of outpatient surgery centers in Pennsylvania, along with the centers' total margins, are growing, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Business Times.

The Illinois Department of Health has launched its first Web site where patients can review pricing and quality data about the state's hospitals and surgery centers, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.

Eight prescription drug makers have agreed to pay $4.3 million to settle allegations that they purposefully reported false and inflated drug prices, which serve as the basis for Medicaid reimbursements paid by taxpayers, according to an Iowa Office of the…

Ronald Poulin, MD, a hematology and oncology specialist in Virginia Beach, Va., was found guilty of 28 counts, which included healthcare fraud, altering records and making false statements, for his role in a $1.2 million scheme to defraud Medicare and…

Many surgery centers struggle to determine where they should devote their limited marketing resources, time and money. Advertising in the Yellow Pages? Sponsoring the local little league team? Ads plastered on the side of a public bus? The truth is…

This article briefly highlights 53 companies that are active in ASC management and development. NOTE: THIS LIST IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY COMPANY.