The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will increase the multiple procedure payment reduction on the technical component of certain diagnostic imaging procedures from 25 percent to 50 percent, effective July 1, 2010, according to CMS Transmittal 694.
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Sarah Martin is regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners.
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The healthcare industry saw the addition of 20,100 jobs in April 2010, according to a news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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John D. Kristofic, MD, an internal medicine physician in Pittsburgh, has been sentenced to one year in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing healthcare fraud, according to a news release by Acting United States Attorney for…
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Arizona has become the 19th state to reject a federal invitation to set up a high-risk pool to cover patients with pre-existing medical conditions under health reform, according to a report by the Arizona Republic.