Physicians commenting online about the current health reform legislation say it does not address several key causes of healthcare inflation, such as malpractice pay-outs, billing procedures and emphasis on preventive medicine, according to Sermo, a Web site exclusively for physicians…
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The ASC Association has announced the formation of a new entity called the ASC Advocacy Committee, which will unite the ASC Association and the ASC Coalition to focus becoming the best possible representation for ASCs in advocacy, according to a…
The Orthopaedic Joint Reconstruction Program at 250-bed Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Ill., achieved an outstanding score in the 99th percentile range in the first quarter of 2009 on CMS' patient satisfaction survey, the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare…
The America's Health Insurance Plans has commissioned a report which, not surprisingly, claims some out-of-network physicians are charging patients fees as high as 1,000 percent of Medicare reimbursements for the same service in the same geographic area.
A new report by A.M. Best puts the survival of many small and midsize not-for-profit hospitals in question, due to lack of economies of scale, poor payor mix, higher overhead costs, fewer high-margin specialty service lines and an overall lower…
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US Spine has been awarded a patent for its Facet Gun, the first in a series of applications for the Facet Fixation System, which is already on the market, according to a release from US Spine, based in Boca Raton,…
Surgical Care Affiliates announced the completion of a joint venture with Hawaii Pacific Health Partners to build a new ambulatory surgery center in downtown Honolulu, according to an SCA news release.
Adonis Ortiz of Miami was convicted of healthcare fraud and conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and faces up to 40 years in prison, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Jose Rosario and Arnaldo Rosario, both residents of Miami have pleaded guilty to participating in a $15.3 million Detroit-based Medicare fraud scheme, according to a report by The Detroit News.
A federal grand jury in Houston returned a superseding indictment charging Arun Sharma, MD, and Kiran Sharma, MD, with 35 additional counts of illegally distributing controlled substances, healthcare fraud, mail fraud and money laundering, in addition to charges brought against…