CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CMS has issued its July 2011 update of the hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, with highlights including the addition of…
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CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The Food and Drug Administration has approved five new tests as waived tests under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, according to…
Brien Fausone, administrator of Michigan Endoscopy Center in Farmington Hills. Mich., offers six best practices to help ensure an efficient gastroenterology center.
The American Medical Association has developed a medication safety checklist which is available for free download.
Jeremy Hogue, CEO of Sovereign Healthcare, an ambulatory surgery center management company based in Mission Viejo, Calif., offers seven points on how ASCs should deal with accountable care organizations..
Spurred by the threat of no reimbursement for services related to healthcare-acquired conditions, many hospitals have rushed to begin patient safety initiatives. Most successful patient safety programs, however, need to be supported by long-term goals and strategies.
Chicago — The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, the national association for surgery centers, and ASC Communications, publisher of Becker's ASC Review, announce Sam Donaldson, 44-year ABC News veteran, as a keynote speaker at the upcoming 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers…
Stephan P. Peron, AVA, is a partner with VMG Health. 1. Q: How are ambulatory surgery centers being priced today? Stephan Peron: In today's economic environment there has been a greater segregation in pricing based on quality due…
Ambulatory surgery centers may want to partner with hospitals or management companies for several reasons, such as greater access to resources, skill-sharing and cheaper supplies. Chuck Peck, MD, FACP, president and CEO of Health Inventures, and Michael Patterson, chief administrative…
The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services and First Coast recently sent out a policy draft with Local Coverage Determination denying Medicare coverage for multi-level lumbar fusion for symptomatic degenerative disc disease in Florida.