This article discusses 11 issues facing surgery centers.
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Here are six statistics on orthopedic surgeon practice management based on the Medscape Orthopedics Productivity Report: 2011 Results. The report is based on data collected during 2010.
On February 16, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a long-awaited proposed rule to establish regulations regarding the reporting and returning of overpayments to the Medicare program (77 Fed. Reg. 9,179 (Feb. 16, 2012)). The proposed regulations…
Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, was recently elected president of the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association, according to an AAOS Now news report.
A Kentucky senate panel yesterday heard testimony on a bill aiming to curb pain pill abuse in the state, according to a Louisville Courier-Journal report.
Endo Pharmaceuticals will undergo a rebranding initiative to expand from its core pain medicine business under the new name of Endo Health Solutions, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report.
Here are 13 orthopedic surgeons who recently performed surgery on professional athletes.
Effective March 1, Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital has acquired Columbus Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic, according to a Columbus Telegram report.
The following article is contributed by Matt Lau, corporate controller for Regent Surgical Health.
Out-of-network reimbursement is one of the most significant issues in the surgery center industry today. Many experts believe that dependence on out-of-network reimbursement will become unfeasible in the next few years, but some surgery centers and markets continue to buck…