The Medicare Fraud Strike Force continues to make its mark, with two big announcements in South Florida cases Friday. First, the perpetrator of a $48 million Medicare durable equipment billing fraud was sentenced to 19 years in prison and ordered…
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Patients who have a small jaw and are not morbidly obese may have a new surgical option to treat their sleep apnea.
Device maker Stryker Corp. has announced that it received a subpoena from the criminal division of the Department of Justice requesting documentation concerning possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits bribing officials to obtain or retain business.
Federal lawmakers, with the support of medical device makers, continue to lobby for the passage of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007. S. 2029 would require transparency for financial relationships between physicians and drug, device and medical supply manufacturers.…
Rhode Island lawmakers are pushing for a new ?near-miss? tracking system, and a bill in Massachusetts may require doctors to complete new drug training before they can become licensed.
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A bill giving control of healthcare premium increases to the Washington state insurance commissioner could reduce insurance premium increases in the state, but it may also reduce new payor competition, say critics.
EndoEconomics invited a panel of legal experts to offer their opinion on issues that are pertinent to the ever changing ASC landscape. In light of the new Medicare reimbursement decision, physicians may be looking for alternative ways to effectively increase…
Among the outstanding content: "Benchmarking to Excellence: Using Quality Indicators to Improve Performance," "Final Rule ? Impact on Reimbursement," "Best Practices in Revenue Enhancement and Cost Reductions," and "The Devil is in the Details: Quality Control and Quality Assurance in…
UnitedHealth Group has completed its acquisition of Sierra Health Services, according to published reports . The continued consolidation of payors, as evidenced by this type of acquisition, has a very negative impact on surgery centers. Such consolidations provide payors with…
Orthopedic and spine procedures can be very profitable for surgery centers, as confirmed by the increasing number of centers performing these procedures. Reimbursement is solid for orthopedic procedures, and demand for implants is increasing as the Baby Boomer generation is…