Five Evolving Trends for Health Systems; Uwe Reinhardt to Keynote 15th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference
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As acute care hospitals face growing competition, protecting their orthopedic surgery departments becomes increasingly valuable. Not-for-profit acute care hospitals depend on that revenue to subsidize moneylosing services and attract new patients. Reimbursements from public and private insurers for orthopedic surgery…
The power of nonprofit hospital systems over regional communities has "increased in recent years as their incomes have surged," the Wall Street Journal reports in its Aug. 28 edition. The result, say critics, is the creation of "untaxed local health-care…
Stryker has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, accusing the federal government of using subpoena requests in the ongoing probe of allegations concerning false claims submitted for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, according to published reports.
A proposed arrangement in which a physician practice group would provide space, equipment and personnel to other physician practice groups through block leases could potentially generate prohibited remuneration under the anti-kickback statute and could be cause for administrative sanctions, the…
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As part of a series of healthcare bills signed into law by New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine, hospitals in the state will now be required to file monthly, rather than quarterly, unaudited financial information to help the state identify…
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Atlanta-based Implantable Provider Group ranks No. 6 in the healthcare industry and No. 138 overall in this year's ranking of the top 500 fastest-growing private companies in America by Inc. Magazine.
There are nine keys to optimizing revenue cycle, according to a survey of "gold-standard performers" conducted by LarsonAllen, a nationally recognized CPA, consulting and advisory firm based in Minneapolis, and Gateway EDI, a St. Louis-based national clearinghouse. The firms extensively…