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Chris McMenemy, vice president for administration at Ortmann Healthcare Consultants in Columbia, S.C., addresses a question from a reader at an ambulatory surgery center regarding whether CMS requires ASC staff members to undergo tuberculosis testing.
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following was written by Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA, principal of Coding Compliance Management. It is recommended that…
1. Continued decline in ASC volume. The decline in overall volume of ambulatory surgery center cases will not be as steep as in 2010, when volume fell by an estimated 5 percent, says Andrew Hayek, president and CEO of Surgical…
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Chicago Growth Partners, a private equity investment firm based in Chicago, has acquired Advanced Pain Management Holdings, according to a news release.
McKesson, a San Francisco-based healthcare supplier company, has completed its $2.2 billion acquisition of US Oncology, an oncology services company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, according to a news release.
The following was written by Andrew Hayek, president and CEO of Surgical Care Affiliates. The Accountable Care Organization provision within the healthcare reform law has generated a significant amount of discussion and speculation. We have heard a broad variety…
The Florida Medical Clinic is planning an expansion of its ambulatory surgery center in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to a report from The Tampa Tribune.