James Weber, MD, is a gastroenterologist with and president of Texas Digestive Disease Consultants in Keller, Texas. The organization is one of the largest gastroenterology groups in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Dr. Weber's areas of interest include colorectal cancer prevention…
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Peak One Surgery Center in Frisco, Colo., provided free surgery to 13 uninsured patients on June 12, according to multiple news reports.
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Peter W. Carmel, MD, a pediatric neurosurgeon from New York City with a practice in Newark, N.J., has been named president-elect of the American Medical Association, according to an AMA release.
Senate Democrats are likely to reduce their proposed 11-month physician fee-fix to seven months and put it up for a Senate vote today, according to a report by Fox News.
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An American Medical Association survey found private payors inaccurately process one in five medical claims, according to an AMA release.
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Brent Lambert, MD, is president and owner of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America.Q: We recently hired a new staff member to post our ASC's payments and we're seeing a decline in the amount captured. What might be the cause of…