Here are 15 statistics about surgery center average net revenue, based on VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
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Physicians at Mid-Atlantic Pain Institute in Newark, Del., have reached a higher calling, says Frank J.E. Falco, MD, a physiatrist and medical director of the five-physician practice. Rather than rely on coders, they are expected to do their own coding…
According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons most recent census data for 2008, 44.3 percent of orthopedic surgeons were practicing in a private practice setting and 20.9 percent were in a solo practice. Only 6.7 percent of orthopedic surgeons…
Aidapak Services has announced it is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all repackaged pharmaceuticals after learning of the potential cross contamination of non-penicillin drug products repackaged in the same facility, according to a news release.
The Office of Inspector General has announced $3.4 billion in new expected recoveries related to its investigations, audits and other probes, mostly related to Medicare and Medicaid, according to an OIG news release. These expected recoveries, which were announced in…
Healthmark Industries, which develops products for the sterilization, decontamination, storage and security of surgical instruments and other medical devices and accessories, has launched its latest free, online game focused on the reprocessing of trays and scopes in the sterile processing…
U.S. Representatives Pete Sessions (R-Texas), John Larson (D-Conn.), Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2011 on Friday, according to an ASCA release.
Anesthesia information management companies Picis, GE Healthcare, Draeger, iMDsoft, Merge and Phillips will battle for market share over the next few years, as the anesthesia device market grows to an expected $4 billion in 2017, according to an iData Research…
On Wednesday, Colorado became the eighth state to set up a health insurance exchange for people shopping for lower rates, a federal requirement under healthcare reform, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law the Patient Safety Act of 2011, which allows the implementation of a prescription drug monitoring program aimed at stamping out prescription drug abuse, according to a Bryan County News report.