Bill Lane and Norman Ornstein will deliver keynote addresses at the 16th Annual Improving Profits and Business and Legal Issues for ASCs conference to be held in Chicago from Oct. 8-10.
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CMS has begun to enforce stricter requirements for physician reporting after successful enrollment or re-enrollment, according to a report by American Medical News.
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