The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revised the locale specific Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factors for 2013 after the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 — passed to avert the "fiscal cliff" — called for a 0 percent sustainable growth…
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Neuros Medical, a medical device company in Willoughby, Ohio, announced the completion of its implantable generator for use in chronic pain applications, according to a Fort Mill Times report.
Medicare Part A administrative contractor Novitas Solutions set coverage limitations for injections of an anesthetic agent and other peripheral nerve or branch but is expected to revise the policy soon, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Healthmark Industries announced the launch of their newest game on Crazy4Clean.com, called "CSSI: Central Service Sterilization Investigators."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Safe Injection Practices Coalition offer a free injection safety myths and truths flyer through their One & Only Campaign.
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The rate of influenza-like illness is elevated in many areas of the U.S., according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Many surgery centers are considering the addition of spine surgery, a specialty that can boost profitability due to its high per-case revenue. This specialty is particularly appropriate for surgery centers already performing orthopedics because much of the necessary equipment may…
EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria, Ohio, and North Ohio Heart Center have agreed to pay the government a combined $4.4 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare.
Surgical treatment for localized prostate cancer is generally more cost-effective than radiation therapy, according to a study in the British Journal of Urology International.
Emergency medicine should be integrated in a healthcare system centered on outcomes, according to an editorial in Annals of Emergency Medicine reported by the American College of Emergency Physicians.