The following article is written by Steve Koontz, National Training Manager for ARC Medical. Most clinicians believe that any device marketed as a “bacterial/viral filter” must be capable of capturing any individual bacteria or viruses that might be suspended within…
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Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ambulatory surgery centers, has announced all of the company's services are now available for a single fee.
All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., is contacting all patients who came into contact with an unnamed employee who recently died from a bloodstream infection that can lead to meningitis, according to a St. Petersburg Times news report.
In an interview with BC Advantage magazine, AAPC President and CEO Deborah Grider said coders who focus on one specialty might limit themselves in the industry in the coming years.
The following article is written by Jack Wagner, president of Micro-Scientific, a producer and distributor of anitmicrobial products. Is it OK to take a 10-day antibiotic for only two days because you think you feel better?
Hospital groups are concerned that medical device manufacturers will pass on a 2.3 percent tax on their products to hospitals and other providers, according to a letter the groups sent to the Internal Revenue Service.
The Nevada Attorney General’s Office and Federal Trade Commission have launched an inquiry on Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health to examine its partnerships with cardiovascular groups, according to a Reno Gazette-Journal report. Central to the inquiry are partnerships through Renown’s Institute…
Anesthesia is the highest-paid hospital-based physician specialty, with a median annual administrative service contract of $773,309, according to MD Ranger's 2010/2011 Physician Contract Benchmarks Report.
The following article is written by Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Committee, New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers. New legislation has been introduced in New Jersey concerning surgical practices and licensure.
Texas State Rep. Susan King (R-Abilene) has filed a bill that would allow healthcare providers, including ambulatory surgery centers, to opt out of the state requirement to submit patient data to the Texas Health Care Information Collection, the statistics-gathering arm…