A recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that healthcare employment increased by 24,000 jobs in May, keeping in line with the average monthly job growth for 2009.
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Here are 10 statistics about surgery centers located in the Western region of the United States, according to the VMG Health 2008 Intellimarker.
Memphis-based Mid-South Nephrology Consultants, under an entity called DH MR Partners, filed a $1.1 million permit with the Office of Construction Code Enforcement to build a new dialysis center and vascular surgery center, according to a report in The Memphis…
Surgery Center of Clarksville (Ky.) has partnered with Surgical Care Affiliates, according to a report by the Leaf-Chronicle.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has filed two lawsuits against two separate hospitals over billing practices at the facilities, according Horizon news releases.
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On May 21, 2009 the OIG issued Advisory Opinion 09-05 which addressed an on-call coverage arrangement between a hospital and physicians concerning coverage of emergent, uninsured patients. Under the analyzed arrangement, compensation will be based on a schedule of specific…
Milwaukee-based Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare will open a $30 million orthopedic hospital with 24 independent physicians, according to a report in The Business Journal of Milwaukee.
The Southwestern Surgery Center at the Bluebonnet Medical Plaza in Ennis, Texas, will host its grand opening on June 6, according to a post on EllisCountyEvents.com
The Shands Children's Surgical Center, which recently reopened, invited donors, supporters and regional pediatricians from the community to visit the newly renovated center, according to a report in the University of Florida College of Medicine's Insider.
Tom Pliura, MD, JD, an independent attorney specializing in healthcare issues for surgery centers and physician practices and founder of zCHART and the zCHART EMR, discusses the increase in physician fraud investigations and offers suggestions as to how physicians and…