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At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Debra Stinchcomb, RN, BSN, CASC, will give a presentation titled "Evolving CMS Mandates With Reimbursement and Quality Reporting."

In a recent letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, the American Association for Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons addressed the issues of payment for stereotactic radiosurgery and bundling of services.

Karen Reiter, COO of DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif. DISC and Newport Beach, Calif., discusses eight leadership tactics for effective ambulatory surgery center leaders.

Amir A. Mehbod, MD, is a staff surgeon at Twin Cities Spine Center in Minneapolis. He is a clinical instructor at the University of Minnesota and is also on the board of directors for the Foundation for Advancement of Spinal…

Most physicians feel that the current healthcare climate is not conducive to delivering high quality care, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.

In a Physicians Practice article, Carol Stryker, a principal at Symbiotic Solutions, discusses four common patient payment collection mistakes that can be avoided.

For healthcare organizations, lack of case manager peer support and staff buy-in are the greatest challenges when embedding a case manager, according to "2013 Healthcare Benchmarks: Case Management," released by Healthcare Intelligence Network.

Woodland (Calif.) Healthcare announced the addition of Dennis Meredith, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, to its medical staff.

Seattle Pain Center Medical Corp., doing business as Spokane Pain Center, has opened a clinic in Spokane Valley, Wash., according to a Journal of Business report.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Borgess Bone & Joint Institute announced the addition of Todd Ruiter, DO, to Borgess Orthopedics, which is a part of the institute.