OIG issues advisory opinion on ambulatory surgery center anesthesia models *

USA - June 4 2012
The OIG has posted a new advisory opinion addressing physician ownership of ASC anesthesia providers.

Co-authors: Daniel H. Melvin, Jerry J. Sokol, Eric B. Gordon, M.D..

CMS issues final rule to streamline hospital and CAH credentialing of telemedicine providers *

USA - May 4 2011
On May 2, 2011, CMS released a final rule (the Final Rule) revising the conditions of participation (CoPs) for both hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs), scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2011.