A tax extenders bill, approved by the Senate on March 10, included a six-month extension of Medicaid funding provided by the previous stimulus plan, extending the measure through June 2011, according to a report in American Medical News.
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William Hogan Jr., MD, a board-certified pain management physician and anesthesiologist, has joined the staff of Memorial Hospital in Fremont, Ohio, according to a report in The News-Messenger.
AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, a leading provider of medical billing and practice management services, has acquired AHP Billing Services, a former division of Anodyne Health, according to a joint news release by the organizations.
A recent study by researchers from the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida and published in the March issue of Gastroenterology has found that a new "virtual biopsy" colonoscopy probe, called the probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy, is more effective than virtual…
Merritt Hawkins' 2010 Inpatient-Outpatient Survey revealed the following statistics on the average yearly revenue by specialty and the average salary for employed specialists. Note: Specialties listed by order of descending revenue.
1. Describe your results and successes in 2009. In 2009 we added another pain intervention physician. Our worker's compensation caseload increased significantly in 2009, which increased our revenues. We also increased our cashflow by collecting out-of-pocket deductibles and co-pays up…
The Supreme Court of Georgia has struck down the state's legislated limit on noneconomic damages for professional liability cases, according to a release from the Georgia Hospital Association.
As President Obama signed the sweeping healthcare reform overhaul bill into law, some states are planning to challenge it in court. Already, several states have moved in that direction, arguing the bill's individual mandate oversteps the federal government's constitutional powers…
The Parker Center for Plastic Surgery in Paramus, N.J., has added fee estimates to its Web site to enhance patient education, according to a press release.
While many insurers provide coverage for screening colonoscopies, not all do. Akron, Ohio, gastroenterologist Costas Kefalas, MD, is leading a charge to change that, according to a story in the Akron Beacon Journal.