CMS has revised its brochure, "The Medicare Appeals Process: Five Levels to Protect Providers, Physicians and Other Suppliers," according to an AAPC release.
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Proposed cuts to Texas Medicaid funding could hurt healthcare in rural areas, says Republican Rep. John Zerwas, an anesthesiologist from suburban Houston, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
Clinical Trial Tests Gastric Bypass Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes in Overweight, Mildly Obese Patients
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is conducting the first clinical trial to test surgery for Type 2 Diabetes in overweight or mildly obese patients, according to a news release.
In response to data showing one in five patients discharged from an Ohio hospital are readmitted within 30 days, Ohio hospitals are participating in a landmark pilot project to eliminate preventable readmissions, according to an Ohio Hospital Association news release.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Ofirmev for the treatment of pain and fever in adults and children, according to a Pain Medicine News report.
The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation has released an issue brief showing continued high rates of inappropriate antibiotic use, despite a 15-year national outreach campaign by the Centers for Disease Control to educate providers and consumers on the dangers…
Medication reconciliation is an important part of maintaining medication safety, and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses calls on all perioperative RNs to focus on safety during the six phases of the medication use process, according to a recent issue…
Endoscopic removal of precancerous cells in patients with confirmed, high-risk Barrett's esophagus is recommended over surveillance, according to a medical position statement by the American Gastroenterological Institute.
Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, regional vice president of operations for Health Inventures, discusses five ways to decide a salary for an ambulatory surgery center administrator.
Bacterin International, a developer of bone graft material, has announced the launch of its OsteoSponge®SC, a subchondral bone void filler, and the usage of it by Arkansas Surgical Hospital in Little Rock, according to two news releases from the company.