Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University suggest a discussion of colorectal cancer screening options could confuse patients and prevent them from undergoing screening, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
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The Advanced Medical Technology Association, or AdvaMed, spent over $358,000 to lobby the federal government in the third quarter of 2010, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The AMA has published more updates to the CPT Category I and III codes for 2011, including edits to the…
First Surgical Texas, an owner and operator of two ambulatory surgery centers and a general acute care hospital in the greater Houston metro area, has been acquired by Arkson Nutraceuticals, according to a news release.
Bariatric Partners, which owns and operates specialty ambulatory surgery centers with physician partners under the name JourneyLite, has announced the opening of a new ASC in North Florida, Fla.
CMS will host teleconferences on the ICD-10 implementation on Jan. 12 and on the Medicare fee-for-service implementation of the HIPAA Version 5010 and D.0 transaction standards on Jan. 19, according to an AHA News Now report.
Even though Congress approved a zero percent update for Medicare physician fees in 2011, the CMS calculation for the 2011 conversion factor represents a 7.8554 percent cut, according to a report by the Idaho Medical Association.