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Four legal issues carry the most concern around accountable care organizations: Stark Law, the federal Antikickback Statute, tax-exempt status and antitrust law. These laws are structured to prevent fraud and abuse of federal healthcare programs, but could potentially impede ACO…

Here are 12 ambulatory surgery centers celebrating their 15-year anniversary this year.

Robin Fowler, MD, founder of Atlanta-based Interventional Management Services, was selected for the 2012 Best of Conyers Award in the medical and surgical hospitals category.

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries offers a free, downloadable toolkit to prevent and control occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens.

Tony Mira is president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company. Mr. Mira also founded and serves as president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants’ parent company MiraMed Global Services.…

Research conducted by Thomas Jefferson University and Italian researchers suggests patients with more empathic physicians experience more positive clinical outcomes.

A number of interventions, including reducing out-of-pocket expenses, can boost medication adherence among patients with chronic conditions, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Banner Health, based in Phoenix, is requiring all employees and healthcare professionals to undergo influenza vaccinations by Dec. 1.

Essential Healthcare Management, a healthcare business consulting firm, was selected by WestCMR to help secure contracts with integrated delivery networks and group purchasing organizations across the country.

The Center for Ambulatory Surgery in in West Seneca, N.Y., has adopted the services of medical transcription service provider SpectraMedi, according to a Melodika report.