CPT 29220 (strapping of low back) has been deleted from the American Medical Association's CPT 2010 Professional Edition, effective Jan. 1, 2010, according to a report from the American Chiropractic Association.
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A new study from the RAND Corp. investigated the characteristics and demographics in the labor market for anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists and found variations across urban, rural and regional markets.
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The U.S. Senate overcame a Republican filibuster Monday evening against a bill containing a one-month delay of the 21.3 percent cut in Medicare physician fees, allowing for a final vote on Thursday or Friday, according to the The Hill.
Over the past 10 years, ASCs have faced numerous changes. These have included areas such as regulation, reimbursement and market dynamics. While individual states have certainly experienced their own noteworthy changes and challenges, the seven "stories" presented here represent some…
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Note: This article previously appeared in the American Academy of Professional Coder's Coding Edge newsletter. For more information about Coding Edge, click…
Title: Hospitals and Surgery Centers: Key Thoughts on Strategic Planning
As capital markets begin to open up and healthcare reform starts to take shape, momentum for hospital acquisition activity is building, although the buyers and sellers may have different characteristics this time around.
On Monday evening the U.S. Senate will vote on a one-month extension of the Medicare physician fee fix, which expired on April 1 but has been given a 10-day grace period by CMS, according to a report by the Medical…