The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon begin its annual survey of healthcare providers' satisfaction with contractors who process and pay Medicare fee-for-service claims, according to a report by AHANewsNow.
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John A. Engelhardt, managing member of Knowledge Ventures, a venture capital firm for the orthopedic and spine device industry, discusses the future of the industry and how both device makers and surgeons will be affected.
A newly proposed amendment to the Senate healthcare reform bill would postpone eliminating Medicare consultation codes that is scheduled for Jan. 1, according to a release from a coalition of the AMA and several specialty groups.
Janet Johnson-Hunter, MD, of Jacksonville, N.C., pleaded guilty to conspiring to conceal material facts in connection with the delivery and payment for healthcare benefits, items and services, according to a report in ENC Today.
Washington (Pa.) Hospital is enhancing orthopedic, spine and rehabilitation services to create a musculoskeletal program of distinction, according to a release from the hospital.
R&V Medical Supplies, LLC, located in Philadelphia, Robert Saul and Sheila Saul were indicted on charges that they allegedly conspired to defraud Medicare and other healthcare benefit programs by submitting more than $1.2 million in fraudulent claims for reimbursement for…
The Obama administration will direct almost $600 million from the federal stimulus bill to community health centers and to subsidies for electronic medical records, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Eric A. Monesmith, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with OrthoIndy in Indianapolis, discusses future challenges and opportunities for orthopedic practices.
St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has become the first hospital in North America to acquire VectorVision flex, a computer-assisted surgery system that features Digital Lightbox with TraumaCad, a pre-operative planning and digital templating software solution, according to a…
In a letter to David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health information technology, the Medical Group Management Association sent a series of recommendations aimed at improving the electronic health record incentive programs mandated as part of the American Recovery and…