HHS' Office of Inspector General issued 22 advisory opinions in 2012. Six of these contain guidance specific to hospitals, surgery centers and other providers. These are briefly described below. The first three advisory opinions closely address issues that surgery centers…
Here are five keys to success for Hudson Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center (HVAS) going forward from Bradley D. Wiener, MD, medical director and managing partner of Regional Orthopaedics and Pain Management and Assistant Clinical Professor in the department of Orthopedic…
Craig Callewart, MD, a spine surgeon with Methodist Hospital for Surgery in Addison, Texas, talks about how the upcoming fiscal cliff deal will impact spine practices and the steps surgeons can take to shape healthcare policy in the future. Sign…
Robert F. LaPrade, MD, a knee surgeon with The Steadman Clinic and chief medical research officer at Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo., recently co-authored a book on sports injuries.
Scott Becker, JD, Partner at McGuireWoods and chairman of the firm's healthcare department, discusses whether spine surgeons can legally own interest in ambulatory surgery centers.
Here are the top 10 reasons why the most commonly billed procedures in ambulatory surgical facilities were unexpectedly denied based on data collected between November 5, 2012 and February 11 2013 by RemitDATA, an independent source of comparative analytics for…
The NeuroSpine Institute of Orlando will open its first ambulatory surgery center on March 1.
The Food and Drug Administration granted 11 spine-related device clearances in January.
Arnold Feldman, MD, interventional pain physician and medical director of The Feldman Institute in Baton Rouge, La., announced the launch of the institute's medical travel program.
Hospital for Special Surgery in New York has purchased a development site for $31 million, where it plans to expand its campus, according to a report by The Commercial Observer.