Harlingen, Texas, will be the site of a new $40 million surgery center for veterans in 2010, although some veterans say the surgery center does not replace the need for a veterans hospital, according to reports.
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Fourteen radiology centers in Illinois that allegedly paid illegal kickbacks to doctors in exchange for referrals have agreed to pay a total of $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, according to a news…
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. has acquired Minnesota Scientific (d/b/a Omni-Tract Surgical), according to an Integra LifeSciences news release.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended that Congress should increase payment rates for ASC services in 2010 by 0.6 percent, according to a transcript of a public MedPAC meeting held Jan. 8.
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Minneapolis-based UnitedHealth Group has agreed to pay $50 million to settle allegations from N.Y. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo that the health plan and its wholly owned subsidiary, Ingenix, manipulated out-of-network insurance payment rates for physician fees, according to a news…
GHN-Online, a leading provider of real-time, revenue-cycle management solutions, has announced the launch of its new Client Advocacy Group, a GHN-Online user forum for ASCs, hospitals and laboratories, according to a company news release.
AllMed Healthcare Management has announced the launching of its PeerScore services, offering hospitals and surgery centers assistance to meet ongoing professional practice evaluation and focused professional practice evaluation as required by The Joint Commission.