CMS has updated its Medicare Learning Network payment system fact sheet for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, according to an AAPC report.
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An FDA panel of government physicians and scientists convened on March 10 to discuss the potential link between anesthesia and cognitive damage in children but left with more questions than answers, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
Jennifer Hunara, administrator of the Surgery Center of Allentown (Pa.), manages one of ASCOA's largest and most profitable surgery centers. For three straight years, the center has achieved inspections without a single deficiency with the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Ms.…
Family practitioner Cassandra Faye Thomas, MD, of Jackson, Miss., will be tried this week, facing allegations that she received more than $16 million through fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims, according to a Clarion-Ledger report. Dr. Thomas, the former owner of…
The following article is written by Joyce Thomas, senior vice president, operations, for Regent Surgical Health. Do you remember the "good ol days" of traveling? A time when we could schedule our airplane trip and get a real ticket prior…
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). To learn more about receiving this resource and joining APIC, visit www.apic.org/ambulatorynewsletter. To learn…
This article briefly outlines 50 things to know about the Medicare Shared Savings Program proposed rule — which established Medicare accountable care organizations — released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on March 31. The article begins…
Random inspections by the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services of 91 surgical practices and ambulatory surgical centers have revealed concerning findings including 25 of the facilities posing "immediate jeopardy" to patient safety, according to a report on NJ.com…
Jan Davidson, RN, MSN, the new AORN perioperative education specialist who has a focus on ambulatory surgery centers, discusses six common misconceptions about proper sterilization in ASCs.
Orthopaedic Surgery Center of Asheville (N.C.) has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), according to a report from The Asheville Citizen-Times.