The following is written by Carol Ciluffo, vice president of revenue cycle management for PINNACLE III. Patient balances continue to rise due to higher co-payments, deductibles and co-insurance, making efforts to collect patient payments up-front all the more critical.…
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London-based AstraZeneca will face a Sept. 2012 trial over a lawsuit filed by Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. State officials claim the pharmaceutical company defrauded the state’s Medicaid program by failing to outline a drug’s risks, according to a Bloomberg…
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Backed by the likes of Johnson & Johnson and Mayo Clinic, Nevro Corp. has raised $58 million to prepare for a hoped-for U.S. launch of its spinal cord stimulator for chronic pain, according to a report by Mass Device.
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Many ophthalmologists have been speaking out against draft Kentucky regulations that would allow optometrists to perform some minor surgeries, according to a report by the Herald Leader.
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Mednet, an ASC management software company, has hired Steve Noxon as director of partner relationship, according to a company news release.