ASC industry leaders identify and discuss 10 watershed trends for ASCs over the past 25 years.
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What do we need to know about 5010 testing? First, you should know that the deadline to comply with all Version 5010 requirements (the new version of the X12 standards for HIPAA transactions) is Jan. 2012. This may not seem…
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Northstar Healthcare, an owner and manager of ASCs, has announced that Donald Kramer, MD, the founder and first CEO of the company, is rejoining Northstar as its CEO.
NovaMed has reported its third quarter earnings, with net income from continuing operations beating estimates and the company reporting an increase in total net revenue for the quarter over the prior year third quarter, according to industry reports and a…
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