The Georgia Advanced Surgery Center for Women in Cartersville has opened, according to a press release from the facility.
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Here is the average implant cost for knee arthroscopy (CPT 29881) performed at ASCs by the number of cases performed at the center per month, according to Genascis.
Minnesota-based American Medical Systems has won a U.S. patent for covering the surgical methodology for implanting the AMS AdVance Male Sling, including broad patent coverage on transobturator surgical procedures to treat male incontinence, according to an AMS news release.
State insurance regulators helping to create federal rules for a health insurance spending requirement under the healthcare reform law have missed the deadline for filing their recommendations, according to a report by the Washington Post.
Under proposed Michigan legislation, physicians could express regrets to patients without fear the words would be used against them in a malpractice case, according to a report by the Detroit Free Press.
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Nashville-based AmSurg Corp. announced it has completed a debt refinancing that will allow it to borrow up to $375 million through a new credit facility. This replaces a previous credit facility that was scheduled to mature in July 2011.
To survive health reform, public hospitals will have to start operating more like private hospitals or else dramatically cut costs, according to a report by the Texas Tribune.
A federal judge in Florida has refused to grant the federal government further time to respond to 20 states' challenge of the health reform law, according to a report by Legal Newsline.
Edward Birts of Houston has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after receiving nearly $1 million from Medicare and Medicaid for behavioral counseling despite being unqualified to provide such services, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.
Congress's failure to pass a physician fee fix before the June 1 deadline reveals fissures between Democratic leaders and rank-and-file moderates who oppose deficit spending, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.