Ninety-two percent of hospital health information management (HIM) directors are aware of CMS's Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program, which aims to root out claims paid in error, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Walters Kluwer Health Clinical Solutions…
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CareCredit, North America's leading patient payment program, now serves 100,000 physicians in practices throughout the United States and Canada, including bariatric physicians and surgeons, ASCs and other healthcare providers.
The dilemma between whether to start a standalone practice or join an orthopedic group is one that many spine surgeons face during their careers. Both options have their merits, and both can bring challenges and obstacles to success. Without careful…
A health plan's claims administrator won't be prohibited from denying payment for a readjustment of laparoscopic banding to treat acid reflux caused by the initial surgery to treat obesity, a federal court has ruled.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a long-awaited proposed regulation that would replace the ICD-9-CM code sets now used to report health care diagnoses and procedures with greatly expanded ICD-10 code sets, effective Oct. 1, 2011.…
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DATE: Wednesday, September 25, 2008 Join David Burik, managing director with Navigant Consulting’s healthcare team, James Unland, president of The Health Capital Group and healthcare attorney Scott Becker as they discuss the reemergence of employment models for specialists, provide a…
SPSmedical has received clearance from the FDA to reduce the incubation time on its SporView PA Culture Set to 16 hours.
When friends or colleagues ask me why I opened my own ASC, I usually start by describing the increased control over my professional life and the freedom to practice exactly the way I want. The bottom line is, of course,…
Q: How important are relations between your surgeons, the surgery center and primary care physicians to the success of your center? Does the strategy of hospitals employing primary care physicians make sense?
We would like to thank the following companies for becoming founding sponsors of the Orthopedics & Spine Review: Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners. Blue Chip Surgical was founded by ASC veteran Jeff Leland. It also has great leadership in Jay…