On Monday, Connecticut insurance regulators rejected a request by American Republic Insurance to increase health premiums by an average of 35 percent for 117 Connecticut residents, according to a Hartford Courant report.
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Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Oklahoma Surgicare in Oklahoma City has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.
Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, is planning a major expansion project that could include an outpatient surgery center, according to a report from the Dayton Daily News.
The Joint Commission has identified the top five Joint Commission requirements that were most frequently identified as "not compliant" for 2010 for accredited organizations and certified programs, including ambulatory care and hospitals.
Daily use of a variety of lactic acid bacteria helps prevent obesity and reduce the body's low-level inflammation, according to a release by Lund University in Sweden.
The tumor suppressor p53 and p53-upregulated modulator of apoptosis independently regulate intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis in colitis, according to a study in Gastroenterology.
The following is written by Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS, founder and CEO of QSE Technologies. Recently at the ASC Association annual conference in Orlando, I gave a presentation on EHRs in ASCs. There were several questions about the…
The American Pain Society recognized five pain programs as recipients of its annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards, according to a release by the society.
Complimentary and alternative practices ranging from meditation to spinal manipulation show promise for contributing to pain management, according to a release by the American Pain Society.
Jessica Edmiston is manager, coding, for National Medical Billing Services. Q: Concerning screening colonoscopies, our ambulatory surgery center is having no problem using the -PT modifier for Medicare but third-party payors are not accepting the -33 modifier. Do you…