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Surgery Center Joint Venture Fails to Meet Safe Harbor but Has Adequate Safeguards
Brian M. Heaton, Thomas N. Hutchinson, September 16, 2009
On July 29, 2009, the OIG released new Advisory Opinion 09-09 regarding an ambulatory surgery center ("ASC") joint venture between a general acute care hospital and a group of seven orthopedic surgeons. Both the hospital and group of surgeons had existing outpatient operations and...

Are You Ready for the RAC Audits?
Susan E. Ziel, June 13, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") is getting serious about conducting audits on participating Medicare providers for the purpose of recovering overpayments and putting them back into the Medicare Trust Fund.

Exception for Same Day Scheduling of Surgery
Susan E. Ziel, June 13, 2009
Medicare just announced, May 18th, that it will allow an exception for the patient notices required in advance of the day of the procedure in certain cases.

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