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.
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Here are 10 recently published studies on anesthesia, taken from various journals and news sources.
Healthmark Industries, which develops products for the sterilization, decontamination, storage and security of surgical instruments and other medical devices and accessories, has announced its new ProFormance Cleaning Verification Products comply with AAMI and AORN guidelines.
Only 14 Maine residents have signed up for an insurance plan created by the healthcare reform law that covers pre-existing conditions, according to a Daily Journal report.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Tampa Bay (Fla.) Endoscopy Center has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.
A new surgery center is included in plans for the renovation of a building in Canton, Ohio, which was part of a former U.S. Army Reserve Center, according to a report from The Times-Reporter.
Medical device companies are pressing the FDA to speed up its review process before it is given reauthorization to collect user fees in 2012, according to a report by MedCity.
Shortages of isotopes in the past two years have prompted imaging facilities to turn to other technologies that use fewer isotopes, such as single-photon emission computed tomography and hybrids like SPECT/CT, according to a report by DOTmed.
HealthGrades has released new ratings of hospital-based bariatric programs, covering 468 hospitals in 19 states where data is publicly available, according to a release by HealthGrades.
Recent opioid-related killings at a Long Island pharmacy underscore the refusal of another Long Island pharmacy to dispense any oxycodone products since last year, according to a report by Newsday.