Coders must take active steps to fight fraud by asking providers to document codes and services, according to an editorial written by Anita Barsalou, CPC, and published on the AAPC website.
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Smokers experience higher levels of pain and suffer from severe pain more frequently following ambulatory surgery, according to a study presented at the 2010 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Pharmaceutical representatives are salesmen, even though they don't actually sell anything, according to a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, reported in the Arizona Daily Star.
The final National Committee for Vital Health Statistics meeting to discuss regular, full updates for ICD-9 and ICD-10 code sets will occur March 9-10 at CMS headquarters in Baltimore, Md., according to an AAPC release.
On Feb. 18, the American Society of Anesthesiologists submitted a letter to CMS advising changes to meaningful use criteria of electronic health records, according to an ASA release.
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The following article is written by Blayne Rush, MHP,MBA, president of Ambulatory Alliances. These are the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of the publication or publisher. You, of course, want to sell your ASC for its…
Lori Vernon, regional vice president of operations, and Stephanie York, director business office operations, of Health Inventures discuss 10 proven ways for ambulatory surgery centers to reduce their costs.
A new ophthalmic ambulatory surgery center has broken ground in Honolulu, according to multiple news reports.
Joseph Burkhardt, DO, an orthopedic surgeon with Brookside Surgery Center in Battle Creek, Mich., discusses three dissuading factors for physicians considering an investment in an ambulatory surgery center.