Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Joyce Broadsword (R-ID) visited the Pend Oreille Surgery Center in Ponderay, Idaho, during August Congress recess, according to according to a report from the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's Government Affairs Update.
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Ambulatory surgery centers in Wyoming have joined together to form a state ASC association called the Wyoming Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, according to a news release from Todd Currier, association president and administrator of Northern Wyoming Surgical Center in Cody.
Jessica Edmiston, coding manager, and Tamara Wagner, coding audit manager, with National Medical Billing Services, discuss eight common coding errors that create compliance problems and decrease revenue for surgery centers.
William F. Mulhall, RN, a partner with Merritt Healthcare in Somers, N.Y., offers eight points to ensure safe and seamless operations when an existing ambulatory surgery center undergoes construction for renovation or expansion.
Medicare Chief Donald Berwick, MD, celebrates his 65th birthday today, making him eligible the federal health insurance program he oversees, according to an NPR report.
TeamHealth has announced the acquisition of Anesthesia Services, an outsourced anesthesiology physician management practice, according to a release.
Idaho has avoided a federal takeover of insurance rate reviews, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
Most allergic reactions that occur during anesthesia are caused by antibiotics, though many reactions do not have a clear cause, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has come under fire recently for limiting state workers to one health maintenance organization for each county starting in Jan. 2012, according to a Miami Herald report.
Five additional members of Congress have joined as cosponsors of the ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011, according to an ASCA release.