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At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, will give a presentation titled "Common Billing Mistakes That Cost Your Surgery Center Monday and Correct Modifier and Revenue Code Usage for ASC Claims."

Here are seven things for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for September 19, 2013.

In a Medscape Business of Medicine report, Shelly Reese, a freelance writer, discusses the causes of dysfunction in the workplace.

Over the past decade the number of spinal fusions performed in the United States has grown immensely, and payers have taken notice. A study published in the January 2012 issue of Spine found a 137 percent increase in spinal fusion…

In a KevinMD blog post, Matthew Katz, a radiation oncologist, discusses four reasons why using Google Glass in a medical practice may be hazardous.

Forty-one percent of physicians believe that their financial situation in one year will be worse than this year, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.

Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute announced it has received the 2012/2013 National APEX Quality Award by Voyance Health.

Edmonds-based Washington Center for Pain Management announced the addition of Satvinder S. Dhesi, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Komo News report.

Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, Vt., announced the addition of Jesse Hahn, MD, to its medical staff.

Leesburg, Va.-based K2M has entered the spinal device market in France when the first surgeon used its MESA Deformity Spinal System at a hospital in Lyon, France.