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MEDNAX has completed its acquisition of South Oakland Anesthesia Associates in Troy, Mich.

The ARROW UltraQuik peripheral nerve block needles by Teleflex International received 510(k) clearance from the FDA, according to Daily Finance.

Here are five steps to better billing practices at ASCs.

Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan, Ohio, will open a pain clinic in February, according to a Logan Daily News report.

Shazia Siddiqui, MD, a pain management specialist and anesthesiologist, will open Lafayette (Ind.) Pain Care in February 2013, according to a Journal and Courier Online report.  

Pioneer Surgical Technology's Tritium Sternal Cable Plating System was used to close median sternotomies during an open heart procedure.

Device manufacturer Stryker has asked Portage, Mich., for a tax reduction on its $5.6 million research and development plant expansion, according to Michigan Live.

Procedural coding errors can lead to lost revenue or unintentional upcoding at ambulatory surgery centers.

Centra Health, based in Lynchburg, Va., has selected ProVation Medical Software for cardiology procedure documentation and coding in its cardiac catheterization labs.

Amerinet has announced its Quality Core Training Camp Educational Seminar, which covers proven tips, tools and strategies related to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation and other regulatory agencies.