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A new study published in the journal Gastroenterology supports the guidelines suggesting patients ages 50 and older at low risk of colon cancer should receive a screening colonoscopy every 10 years and patients at high risk should undergo the test…
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Here are three common but critical mistakes made by ASC coders when using modifier -59, according to Cristina Bentin, principal of Coding…
Meridian Surgical Partners, a national ASC development and management company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., seeks an experienced professional to serve as a regional operator overseeing a West Coast territory. Qualified applicants must have at least five years of industry experience.
What are ASC management and development companies looking for in ASCs they acquire? Here are five things to know, according to HealthCare Appraisers' 2010 ASC Valuation Survey, which includes responses from 17 organizations representing over 500 surgery centers throughout the…
If the Senate fails to approve $24 billion in enhanced Medicaid funding for the states, cash-strapped state Medicaid programs would likely be forced to cut funding to hospitals, physicians and other providers next year, according to a report by Crain's…
A federal grand jury has charged Anthony Francis Valdez, MD, with carrying out an estimated $41 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to a report by KFOXTV.com.
In April, Lawrence Surgery Center achieved accreditation status for the third year in a row, as well as substantial compliance on all AAHC standards for the second time. Joan Shearer, administrator for Lawrence Surgery Center, a Health Inventures ASC, discusses…
With the 21.3 percent Medicare physician fee cut now in effect and no clear idea when Congress would fix it, recent surveys by national and state medical societies show more physicians have been limiting their numbers of Medicare patients, according…
Barry E. Roper, MD, MBA, FACS, an ophthalmologist at Stony Point Surgery Center in Richmond, Vir., has been named the president of the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, according to a press release.