As you may know, the 2010 State Medical Facilities Plan for North Carolina included a new Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Facility Demonstration Project.  The State Medical Facilities Plan essentially allows for three new single-specialty ambulatory surgery facilities in specific areas, each with two operating rooms.  The three eligible areas and their respective application deadlines and [...]

Several of our colleagues have collaborated to draft a short piece on the impact of healthcare reform on hospitals and health systems. Their contact information is at the bottom of this post. You can see a full length copy of the article here. Also, a brief summary of the article is below: On March 23, [...]

The Denver Post is reporting that Dean Swindle, CFO of Novant Health will be joining Catholic Health Initiatives as Chief Financial Office effective May 17. Catholic Health Initiatives is based in Denver and is the second largest Catholic healthcare provider in the country. document.getElementById(“post-858-blankimage”).onload();

An Associated Press article published in the Winston-Salem Journal today raises the possibility that when the General Assembly returns to Raleigh this week, they will consider imposing a new tax on healthcare providers (both hospitals and physicians). There are two key reasons this type of tax is attractive right now: First, the State is facing [...]

SAVE THE DATE The State of Healthcare in North Carolina: Hospitals & Surgery Centers Complimentary Seminar May 26, 2010 3 – 6 p.m. The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte 201 East Trade Street Charlotte CLE credit pending. McGuireWoods invites you to save the date to join us for an afternoon panel discussion highlighting some of our region’s leaders [...]

Following is a brief summary of this recent court decision that was written by two of our colleagues, Jim Riley and Julie Ann Sullivan: On March 24, 2010, as a result of a whistleblower lawsuit filed in 2005, a federal district court judge in the Middle District of Tennessee found that Renal Care Group (RCG), [...]

A nursing home in Boulder City, NV, (about 30 minutes southwest of Las Vegas) is seeking a buyer.  The facility has 90 beds, 90%+ occupancy and is profitable. If you would like additional information or if you know of any interested potential buyers, please let me know and we will put you in touch with [...]

On March 29, the jury reached its long-awaited verdict in the case of U.S. ex. rel. Drakeford v. Tuomey Healthcare System. The jury decided that Tuomey did violate the Stark Law, but did not violate the False Claims Act. Now Judge Matthew Perry, Sr. must decide the damages no earlier than April 15. Although the [...]