The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appellate court ruling in an antitrust lawsuit filed by Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report. WPAHS claims UPMC and…
Legal & Regulatory Issues
2011 should be an interesting year for surgery center legal issues. The key issues that we see include increased enforcement under the anti-kickback and related statutes, increased impatience from physicians as to other physicians' activities at surgery centers, increased efforts…
The new Republican majority in the House is expected to pass its repeal of the healthcare reform law on Wednesday and follow it up with key committees crafting replacement legislation, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Here are 10 recent physician fraud cases making headlines.
Oklahoma, Ohio and Georgia are poised to be the next states to file suits against healthcare reform.
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Here are three ways surgery center physicians can increase case volume.
Robert Zasa, managing partner of ASD Management, discusses 10 best practices for hospitals seeking joint ventures with physician-owners of an existing ASC.
Rob Murphy, founder and CEO of Murphy Healthcare Group and founder of ASC Turnaround Group, discusses four critical mistakes that spell failure for an ambulatory surgery center.
Employers' reductions in healthcare benefits reached their highest level in two years in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a release from Glassdoor.
In response to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), the House has indefinitely postponed Wednesday's vote to repeal the healthcare reform law, according to a report by Politico.