Here are 10 statistics about orthopedic surgeon compensation, based on data from MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data and Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2011.
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An amended New Jersey bill that would require licensing for one-operating room surgery centers in the state has been released and the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers says it now opposes the proposed law.
A study of ED patients who swallowed a foreign object concluded they should have an endoscopy to remove the object if they have at last one of three identified risk factors for complications, according to the study in the Journal…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists recently sent a letter to the FDA that discussed the extent of anesthesia drug shortages and offered recommendations on actions to reduce shortages, according to an ASA release.
Caral Edelberg, CPC, CPMA, CAC, CCS-P, CHC, recently wrote an article for AAPC that encouraged billers and coders to educate themselves on proper evaluation and management auditing.
The April edition of CMS' Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter clarified recent RAC findings affecting inpatient rehabilitation facilities, physicians, non-physician practitioners, radiology suppliers and inpatient and outpatient hospitals, according to an AAPC report.
Researchers have identified the top six risk factors for weight-loss surgery, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
The United States has filed a complaint against Bay Area Sleep Associates and its owner, alleging the Tampa Bay, Fla.-based companies submitted false claims for payments from multiple federal healthcare programs, according to a news release from the U.S. Department…
Physicians are balking over a proposal to curb the overuse of MRIs and other advanced imaging in Medicare, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
In a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 9, Dotty Bollinger, RN, JD, LHCRM, CASC, chief medical operations officer at Laser Spine Institute, discussed legal trends in infection control.