... Ambulatory Anesthesia Associates & Genesis Anesthesia Services Sheridan, the physician services division of AmSurg, acquired Ambulatory Anesthesia Associates as well as Genesis Anesthesia Services. New ...12 September 2016

Anesthesia Business Consultants is encouraging anesthesiologists to review Avoiding Medicare Fraud & Abuse: A Roadmap for Physicians, a 20-page booklet recently released by CMS. Here are five things ...22 August 2016

... for identity theft and fraud. 3. The biggest cause of data breaches is when data is relayed over the cloud, from the user to the physician or vice versa, to the servers it is stored on. Hackers need ...15 August 2016

In 2015, opioid-related deaths practically rivaled those caused by car accidents, could adapting electronic prescription technology prevent prescription abuse? Here are four thoughts from Vice.  1. ...08 August 2016

...  SCA establishes its 1st physician advisory board Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates established its inaugural Physician Advisory Board, composed of six board members. The board members will ...30 June 2016

Here are seven updates: Surgery Partners acquires Riverside Pain Physicians Surgery Partners purchased Riverside Pain Physicians, headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., and some of its affiliates from ...27 June 2016

... will have headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., and Greenwood Village, Colo. SCA establishes its 1st physician advisory board Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates established its inaugural Physician ...20 June 2016

... to pay for services the center's physicians rendered to patients, thereby violating state and federal law. UnitedHealthcare maintains it complied with all the appropriate state and ERISA laws and regulations, ...31 May 2016

There are several factors that could limit a physician’s income. Which factors are most troubling? Medicus Firm’s “Physician Practice Preference & Relocation Survey: 2016” sought to answer just that. ...24 May 2016

... 2016, various Indiana surgery centers filed nearly two dozen lawsuits against UnitedHealthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth, for allegedly failing to pay for services the center's physicians rendered to ...20 May 2016

Nine of 10 American adults report high satisfaction with their primary care physicians, according to a new Physicians Foundation patient survey. Americans also noted their rising frustration over managing ...19 May 2016

... Santa Barbara, Calif. More healthcare news: Higher pay in specialty care attracts more PAs & NPs — 5 insights PA salary hits $94k with 10 years of experience — 14 findings from Physicians Practice's staff ...19 May 2016

... violations of the False Claims Act and Stark Law since January. Click here to continue >> 12 things for ASC leaders to know about ACOs Accountable care organizations are groups of physicians, ...12 May 2016

... of a controlled substance and acquiring or possession of controlled substance." CMS updates Medicare Part B data CMS released its updated Physician and Other Supplier Utilization and Payment public use ...12 May 2016

... staff, coordinators and if available, the office manager. I never call or email. I never ask for the physician on my first visit — choosing instead to focus on the doctor's support staff for information ...11 May 2016

... billing & collections: 5 trends in health insurance marketplace — And what to look for in the future Florida physician charged with 210 counts of healthcare fraud, money laundering — 5 key points 39 physicians ...06 May 2016

... The physician allegedly submitted fraudulent claims for unnecessary tests, bought drugs from outside the United States that are not approved for use and administered those drugs to patients without their ...06 May 2016

... procedures by giving referring physicians a substantial kickback. The jury awarded Aetna $37.4 million in damages after four years of litigation and a month-long trial. Aetna claimed Bay Area Surgical ...28 April 2016

... Professionals in Villanova, Pa. Clinic CEO, physician convicted in massive drug trafficking scheme in Kentucky A federal jury has convicted the president and CEO of a Hazard, Ky.-based medical clinic ...25 April 2016

... procedures by giving referring physicians a substantial kickback. The jury awarded Aetna $37.4 million in damages after four years of litigation and a month-long trial. Aetna claimed Bay Area Surgical ...21 April 2016