The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges will open on Jan. 1, 2014, and likely have an impact on physician income, according to a Medscape News report.
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Medical professionals shouldn't discard the ICD-9 books too quickly after ICD-10 takes over, according to a Physicians Practice report.
Providers who are not prepared for the ICD-10 transition may see their bottom lines suffer, according to a MediGain report.
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Medical Director of UnitedHealthcare in Colorado William Mandell, DO, JD, recently spoke with the Society of Ambulatory Spine Surgery about outpatient spine care.
Access MediQuip was named a finalist for the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission's Best Practices for "A Patient and Device Registry Leading to Safety and Quality Improvement," according to a company news report.
An interview with Access MediQuip CEO Prakash Patel, MD, will be featured on CNN Airport Television Network and TALK BUSINESS 360's in-flight radio program and YouTube video channel.
CMS has proposed increasing Medicare reimbursements to ambulatory surgery centers by 0.9 percent starting next year.
A report in the July issue of the Journal of AHIMA looked at computer-assisted coding and whether it's beneficial to coders or just another unnecessary healthcare cost.