The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has initiated testing for Version 5010 implementation policy, which is part of the Health Insurance Reform modifications to HIPAA, according to a report by the American Academy of Professional Coders.
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The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has announced Mary Andrus, BA, RN, CIC, of Gainesville, Ga., as the 2010 recipient of the Elaine Larson Lectureship Award, according to an APIC news release.
A study from researchers at the University of Toronto found that for every 1 percent increase in colonoscopy incidence, colon cancer death risk dropped 3 percent, according to a report from Reuters Health.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Sec. Kathleen Sebelius has appointed five new regional directors of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to an HHS news release.
Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor developed a perioperative sleep apnea prediction score based on independent clinical predictors of OSA to diagnose patients prior to surgery, according to a recent study published in the April issue of…
CHICAGO — Becker's ASC Review and Becker's Hospital Review have announced the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare." The 2010 list was developed through nominations, recommendations and research, and the organizations were selected for their demonstrated excellence in creating…
Ross Alexander, MBA, the administrator of The Surgery Center of Fort Collins (Colo.), a multi-specialty ASC owned and managed by a group of surgeons, Poudre Valley Health System and Surgical Care Affiliates, shares some ideas on how surgery centers can…
Herb Schultz has been named director for HHS Region IX, which oversees California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and other U.S. possessions in the Pacific, according to a report by the San Francisco Business Times.
The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement has found that more ambulatory healthcare centers reported a decrease in demand while fewer reported an increase in demand in two separate surveys given less than a year apart, suggesting that the use of…
ASCs may consider selling a portion of their centers in order to improve operations or to gain a stronger partner in their business. William Kennedy, senior vice president of business development for NovaMed, discusses two critical concepts to consider when…