About 100 to 200 Texas physicians each year are ending all involvement with Medicare, up from "less than a handful" per year in 2007, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.
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Nader Samii, co-founder and former president of Ajuba International, a leading healthcare revenue cycle management company, has joined St. Louis-based National Medical Billing Services as CEO.
Democrats in Congress are losing interest in several healthcare bills meant to follow up on the reform law, as members of both chambers face challenging fall election campaigns, according to a report by the Hill.
Flor Crisologo, owner and operator of J & F Community Medical Center, a Miami HIV infusion clinic, has been arrested and charged for her alleged participation in a $23 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice…
Beth A. Johnson is the vice president of clinical systems for Blue Chip Surgical Partners.
The spine service line can be a profitable one for outpatient surgery centers and their partners; however, favorable contracts with implant vendors are key to ensuring spine benefits a center's bottom line. Every additional dollar that is spent on implants…
Q: What kinds of anesthesia are needed for spine procedures? Beth Johnson of Blue Chip Surgical: Normally general anesthesia is required.
Highmark Medicare Services, MAC for Part B in Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, continues to perform MASS adjustments to reprocess claims impacted by the -21 percent fee schedule error, according to an alert by HMS.
A new study from the Carolinas Laparoscopic and Advanced Surgery Program at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., found that performance of advanced laparoscopic procedures in a minimally invasive surgery program is safe, regardless of whether the surgery is performed…
Certain characteristics of physician owners and non-owners of a surgery center may impact the perception of the value of that center. Here are six physician risk factors and the relative importance ASC operators place on each factor, according to VMG…