The federal government is joining a federal whistleblower lawsuit filed against Ohio facilities The Christ Hospital, The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and The Ohio Heart and Vascular Center, which are accused of defrauding federal health care programs by providing…
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ASCs continue to face challenges, yet appear to see promise, in the adoption of electronic documentation. According to an independent national survey of ASC administrators, 82 percent of ASCs do not use an electronic health record (EHR), 85 percent use…
Further strengthening its healthcare portfolio, Novartis will acquire a 25 percent stake in Alcon from Nestle with the right to take over majority ownership of the world leader in ophthalmic surgical supplies and equipment, the companies announced April 7.
A study published in the March 18 Health Affairs that claims that physician-owned ASCs siphon referrals of commercially insured patients from HOPDs merits further analysis of its data and conclusions, says health industry consultant Craig Jeffries, Esq., in a letter…
Thanks to large tax breaks, "riding the gains from investment portfolios and enjoying the pricing power that came from a decade of mergers," non-profit hospitals, which make up the majority of U.S. hospitals, are largely and significantly outperforming for-profit hospitals,…
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FULL TITLE: Managed Care Contracting for ASCs: Current Trends, Challenges and Tactics to Obtain Great Results DATE: May 8, 2008 LENGTH: 75 minutes Join I. Naya Kehayes, CEO and founder of Eveia Health Consulting & Management and a leading figure…
FULL TITLE: Ambulatory Surgery Center Transactions: Successful Strategies for Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Restructuring -- An Audio Conference DATE: Thursday, July 24, 2008 There are 3,500 to 4,000 independent, physician-owned ASCs in the country, and many remain staunchly independent. Even…
DATE: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 LENGTH: 90 minutes CREDITS: 1.5 CEUs ASC coding expert Stephanie Ellis of Ellis Medical Consulting will discuss orthopedic coding challenges in ASCs, and will help you to capture the reimbursement your center earns and deserves.…
Prexus Health has successfully completed contract negotiations with Humana of Ohio.
Venture capital firms are increasingly backing bariatric ASCs, and the two makers of surgical devices for gastric banding procedures are engaged in "fierce competition," a formula that's turning a "once-controversial weight-loss procedure into the next big thing in elective surgery,"…