As part of the 2011 CPT code changes, there are several updates for coding wound debridement, according to an AAOS Now report. The report includes updates for wound debridement not associated with open fracture or dislocation and excisional debridement with…
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In an editorial for AAPC, Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPC-I, CPMA, CGSC, CPEDC, COBGC, CENTC, encouraged coders to brush up on anatomy and pathophysiology for coding fractures in preparation for ICD-10 implementation.
At the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 10, 2011, Robert Nucci, MD, a surgeon at Citrus Park Surgery Center, gave a presentation titled "Minimally Invasive Outpatient Lumbar fusions and Multi-Level Outpatient Cervical…
At the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 9, 2011, David J. Raab, MD, president of the Board of Managers, and Jeffrey L. Visotsky, MD, member of the Board of Managers, Illinois Sports…
Arkansas Medicaid Director Eugene Gessow envisions transforming the state's Medicaid program by paying teams of physicians and other health professionals based on episodes of care, according to an American Medical News report.
In a letter to MedPAC Chairman Glenn Hackbarth, the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition asked MedPAC to reconsider its plan to reduce reimbursements and require prior authorization for imaging services.
Richard A. Kube II, MD, CEO of the Prairie Spine & Pain Institute in Peoria, Ill., discussed his increasing use of minimally invasive scaroilliac fusions for certain patients with lower back pain at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain-Management…
When Vishal Lal, CEO of Advanced Pain Management, says his physicians are "interchangeable," he means it in a good way. Because all APM physicians embrace the same clinical protocols, patients can expect the same level of care no matter which…
A Pennsylvania Department of Health report shows clinicians at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pa.-based used malfunctioning blood sugar testing strips that led to a fatal medication error, according to a Morning Call news report.
A judge's ruling will allow a lawsuit against Shreveport, La.-based Willis-Knighton Health System, in which the system is accused of lax physician privileging, to proceed, according to a Shreveport Times news report.