Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ambulatory surgery centers, has added a coding module which allows facilities to code their operative reports in the company's SN Chart transcription…
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The following is written by Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS, founder and CEO of QSE Technologies. Many headlines about HIPAA data breaches, and much of the attention around IT security in general, focus on external hackers. Most people envision a…
NorthStar Surgical Center in Lubbock, Texas, is a clinical training site for two nursing schools and a surgical technician program at a community college. John Brock, the administrator, and Vicki Ball, director of nursing at the ambulatory surgery center, share…
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A new ambulatory surgery center opened in Middletown, Conn., in July 2010, according to Chuck Owen, principal of Healthcare Venture Professionals.
A new ambulatory surgery center opened in Glastonbury, Conn., in May 2010, according to Chuck Owen, principal of Healthcare Venture Professionals.
Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ambulatory surgery centers, has installed a new .NET web-based clinical documentation platform to Methodist Hospital for Surgery in Addison, Texas, and Methodist…
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New limits have been placed on the maximum number of medical records a recovery audit contractor may request from physicians and non-physician practitioners for complex reviews, according to a release from CMS. 1. Number of entities. To qualify as a…