The Mid-Maryland Musculoskeletal Institute, an 11-physician practice in Frederick, Md., has agreed to supply sign language interpreters whenever needed, following an investigation by the HHS Department's Office for Civil Rights, according to a release from HHS.
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Kimberly Tucker, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined the medical staff of 144-bed Oro Valley Hospital and 300-bed Northwest Medical Center, both in Tucson, Ariz., according to a report by the Tucson Explorer.
DCS Healthcare, the Medicare recovery audit contractor for hospitals and other providers in the Northeast, has released its first CMS-approved issues for audits, according to DCS Healthcare's Web site.
Here are the average salaries of medical coders in 2008 by region of the United States, according to Advance for Health Information Professionals' 2008 Salary Survey.
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) stated to fix Medicare's current physician payment formula, which project steep payment cuts and may limit seniors' access to care, according to a news release from the American Medical Association.
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OrthoIndy and the Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital broke ground on a new $22 million facility, OrthoIndy/IOH South, which will provide "five-star orthopedic care" to residents on the south side of Indianapolis, according to an OrthoIndy news release on Inside Indiana Business.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to officials at the University of Minnesota, questioning statements made by David Polly, MD, a spine surgeon at the university, regarding his 2006 research using Medtronic's Infuse, a bone growth product, according to…
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to officials at the University of Minnesota, questioning statements made by David Polly, MD, a spine surgeon at the university, regarding his 2006 research using Medtronic's Infuse, a bone growth product, according to…
There's one thing that's all successful and profitable ASCs have in common — effective financing strategies. Every ASC business differs in terms of specific capital requirements and local market conditions, but financing strategies should always be based on transparency in…
Medtronic has launched its Kyphon Cement Delivery System, which adds a bone cement delivery option to its Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty products for treatment of vertebral compression fractures, according to a release from Medtronic.