Botulinum neurotoxin type A — or Botox — may reduce responses to an inflammation-related pain stimulus when injected into the spine, following a study that showed positive effects on mice, published in the Jan. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Bacteria found on the hands of anesthesia providers often transmits to the surgical field during operations, according to a study published in the Jan. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Mark Lutes, attorney with Epstein Becker & Green discusses three payors whose relationship with ambulatory surgery centers may change over the next several years.
One in three ambulatory surgery centers are undergoing surveys this year by Medicare, compared to a historical rate of about one in 10. Chris McMenemy, vice president for administration at Ortmann Healthcare Consultants in Columbia, S.C., discusses four common violations…
City planners in Buffalo, N.Y., were provided more details about a proposed $80 million outpatient surgery center on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, according to a Buffalo News report.
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Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. Sheldon Sones: In a recent review of an endoscopy center, I took note of the refrigerator…
Here are five ways to use data, training and physician participation improve your revenue cycle process in 2011.
The Department of Justice has accused the Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn., of violating the False Claims Act by falsely billing federal healthcare programs, such as Medicare, for lab tests that were never performed, according to a report by…