The Rome Foundation, an independent non-profit organization, has developed a new tool, Diagnostic Algorithms for Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms, to give physicians a practical, efficient and cost-effective aid to diagnose frequent gastrointestinal symptoms that patients commonly bring to their primary care…
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The Obama Health Plan has far reaching implications, not only for patients but for clinical providers alike. What does this all mean? Well, first let's start with the insurance companies themselves. Under the current plan they must use a minimum…
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The American Medical Association has been in existence for 162 years now, making it the oldest trade association in the nation, but this organization doesn't have a clue anymore as to what a trade association is about.
As pressures by health insurers on out-of-network ASCs across the country continue to increase, many of these centers are beginning to examine whether moving in-network would benefit or harm their long-term financial success. Matt Kilton, MBA, MHA, COO of EVEIA…
The Texas Medical Association has launched a campaign to collect 1 million signatures in support of replacing the sustainable growth rate formula that threatens to cut Medicare physician reimbursements by 21.3 percent, according to a report by the Dallas Morning…
While nearly nine of 10 healthcare opinion leaders believe the new health reform law will successfully expand access to affordable health insurance coverage, only one-third believe it would begin to rein in costs and not add to the federal budget…
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Here are the median gross charges and net revenue per ENT case, broken down by a surgery center's number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Here are the median EBITDA margins for surgery centers by percentage of net revenue organized by total revenue and number of operating rooms, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.