Initiatives such as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act have led to increased interest in electronic data management systems and their use by healthcare providers. These systems, including electronic health records, can allow physicians and staff members to better organize and coordinate patient care.
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Here are five tips for physician owners to increase the value of a surgery center before a sale, according to Jon Vick, president, ASCs, Inc.
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Rejecting Republicans' call for a fresh start on health reform legislation, President Obama is asking Congress for a final vote within weeks to reconcile separate bills already passed by the House and Senate, according to a report by the New York Times.
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A new study comparing Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), a more established procedure for cornea transplant, suggests that potential long-term benefits of DSAEK might outweigh initially greater cell loss, according to a press release on the study, published in the March issue of Ophthalmology.
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Democrats' new push to pass their health reform legislation is reigniting concerns that Congress could ban any new growth of physician-owned hospitals.
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All businesses, and particularly those in healthcare, have their share of computer and technology issues. Many of those issues are either user-caused or user-enabled. One of the primary reasons behind this is the lack of a formal policy governing employee computer use. These Acceptable Use Policies, or AUPs as they are known, can help solve or prevent many of these issues.
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President Don Mordecai and Government Relations Chairman Victor Long of the Oklahoma Association of Nurse Anesthetists spoke out against a controversial bill in the Oklahoma Senate that would prohibit certified registered nurse anesthetists from providing certain injections for patients with chronic pain in an opinion piece published in The Edmond Sun.
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A new report from the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy found that private spending per member for healthcare was up 15.5 percent from 2006-2008, or 7.5 percent annually. Over 75 percent of this growth occurred in hospital outpatient departments, according to the report.
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Windsor Dennis, MD, a New Orleans-based orthopedic surgeon, has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulently billing the federal government and has agreed to pay $750,000 in restitution, according to a report by WXVT News.
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