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Here are 10 proven ways to increase and maintain profitability at spine surgery centers.

New limits have been placed on the maximum number of medical records a recovery audit contractor may request from physicians and non-physician practitioners for complex reviews, according to a release from CMS. 1. Number of entities. To qualify as a…

Although quality care has always been a point of interest for all medical specialties, including pain management, healthcare reform mandates are putting increased pressure on healthcare providers to deliver high-quality care and do so cost-efficiently. Ira Fox, MD, founder of…

Twenty people, including three physicians, have been charged in Florida for their alleged participation in a $200 million fraudulent Medicare billing scheme, according to a Department of Justice news release. The 38-count indictment alleges that the defendants, who worked for…

Healthcare facilities in Indiana are investing in new medical equipment to make treatment of obese patients safer and easier, according to an Indiana News Center report.

Dental implants, facial injectables and new surgical techniques will dominate the medical technology market in terms of growth over the next five years, according to a Millennium Research Group study.

Olympus has selected Michael Woodford as president and CEO of the company to replace Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, who will become chairman of the company, according to a report from The Independent.

Researchers sought to determine whether ICD-9 code for infection with drug-resistant microorganisms could be used to predict MRSA infection rates and outcomes and found that the code was not an accurate predictor of MRSA infection, according to a study published…

Researchers studied an FDA's list of recalled devices from 2005-2009 and found a large majority of medical devices recalled for life-threatening or serious hazards were cleared using the 510(k) process, which is intended for devices that the FDA deems as…

Lake County commissioners are working to permanently ban pain management clinics, a trend that has been gaining momentum in Florida, according to a TMC News report.