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As we head toward 2010, several hot topics are at the front of orthopedic and spine surgeons' minds. These include reimbursement, legislative and business issues that could be troublesome for physicians. With the dawn of healthcare reform, many of these…
CPT copyright 2008 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Mary LeGrand, RN, MA-CCS-P, CPC, a consultant with KarenZupko & Associates in Chicago, discusses the following three orthopedic coding challenges. 1. Coding…
CPT copyright 2008 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Mary LeGrand, RN, MA-CCS-P, CPC, a consultant with KarenZupko & Associates in Chicago, is a widely recognized expert in coding for…
Physicians are paid less today for many common spine procedures than they were in 2000, according to the blog of Jeffrey Binder, president and CEO of Biomet, which makes spine surgery devices.
Use of Medicare-covered services varies by as much as 30 percent from region to region and fraud and abuse may drive some of the highest reported service use, according to a new report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City has established its Center for Digestive Care, which aims to provide high quality patient care, research and education for all aspects of digestive diseases, according to a Weill Cornell news…
A class-action lawsuit alleging that the Florida violated Medicaid requirements, resulting in thousands of children receiving inadequate medical and dental care, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The Gilbert (Ariz.) Town Council has approved plans to rezone land formally used for single-family homes, paving the way for construction to begin on the Surgery Center at Gilbert, according to a report in The Gilbert Republic.
SCCI Hospitals has paid $830,000 to settle claims that its Detroit facility overbilled Medicare for services, according to a report by WLNS News.