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…
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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.
Here are five facts and statistics about the worldwide anesthesia drug market, from Kalorama Information's report The World Anesthesia Drug Market.
For physicians: 1. Increased demand for physicians. With 32 million more Americans expected to enter the health insurance market, demand should rise, especially for primary care physicians, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. This occurred when Massachusetts passed its statewide universal health…
Much surgery is now being done in the office rather than the hospital or ASC, providing new opportunities for anesthesiologists, according to a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care and the Society for Ambulatory…