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HHS' Office of Inspector General issued 22 advisory opinions in 2012. Six of these contain guidance specific to hospitals, surgery centers and other providers. These are briefly described below. The first three advisory opinions closely address issues that surgery centers…

As things currently stand, 22 states and the District of Columbia have committed to expanding Medicaid to nearly all non-disabled adults with household incomes at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty line ($14,856 per year for an individual…

City commissioners in Fort Meade, Fla., have approved an emergency ordinance that will not allow pain clinics to be established in the city, according to a report by The Ledger.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina has started testing out its bundled payment model for knee replacement surgeries, according to a Health Leaders Media report.

Dave Chase, CEO of Avado, a patient relationship management company, put together a list of habits of highly patient-centric providers, after speaking with experts in the field of patient engagement, for Forbes.

More than half of the U.S. population lives in areas served by accountable care organizations, according to new analysis by Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm.

San Diego Padres prospect Rymer Liriano will undergo reconstructive elbow surgery performed by team physician Heinz Hoenecke, MD, according to an MLB report.

Dot Richardson, MD, has been named the Citizen of the Year by the South Lake (Fla.) Chamber of Commerce, according to a report from The Daily Commercial.

Power Liens, an online directory of physicians on liens that personal injury attorneys and their clients need, has announced that it has added pain management to its list of specialties.

Montana State Sen. Ed Buttery (R-Great Falls) has sponsored a bill that would require health insurers to cover services provided via telemedicine, according to an Independent Record report.