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A New York-based administrator of PPO networks has agreed to clarify a billing form for out-of-network physicians, following pressure from the AMA and several state medical societies, according to a report by American Medical News.
Raj K. Sinha, MD, has opened S.T.A.R. Orthopedics in La Quinta, Calif., according to a report by the Desert Sun.
Peter Ronchetti, MD, a hand and upper extremity specialist, has joined the medical staff of Lakeside Health System in Brockport, N.Y., according to a report in Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The Healthcare Financial Management Association is offering a side-by-side comparison of the House and Senate health reform bills, showing differences that will have to be worked out in the final bill, according to an HFMA release.
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Pediatric specialists in areas such as neurology, endocrinology and orthopedics can apply next year for a medical student loan forgiveness program in Orange County, Calif., according to the Orange County Register.
Conservative politicians in states such as Florida and Arizona are proposing measures to opt out of federal health reform legislation, according to a report by the New York Times.
A study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine found that arthroscopic shoulder surgery performed after a failed rotator cuff repair surgery can provide pain relief and improve shoulder function, according to an American Orthopaedic…
Urban Treatment Center, a methadone clinic in Camden, N.J., is accused of improperly billing U.S. and New Jersey Medicaid for $906,910, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
UnitedHealthcare will require all network physicians and other healthcare providers, facilities and ancillary providers to participate in its Commercial Radiology Notification Program, effective Feb. 15, 2010, according to a report from the American Academy of Professional Coders.