CPT 29220 (strapping of low back) has been deleted from the American Medical Association's CPT 2010 Professional Edition, effective Jan. 1, 2010, according to a report from the American Chiropractic Association.
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The U.S. Senate overcame a Republican filibuster Monday evening against a bill containing a one-month delay of the 21.3 percent cut in Medicare physician fees, allowing for a final vote on Thursday or Friday, according to the The Hill.
On Monday evening the U.S. Senate will vote on a one-month extension of the Medicare physician fee fix, which expired on April 1 but has been given a 10-day grace period by CMS, according to a report by the Medical…
Josue P. Gabriel, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the spine has re-joined the Bonutti Clinic in Effingham, Ill., according to a report by the Journal Gazette.
Here are five statistics about physician locum tenens employment, based on a 2009 study by LocumTenens.com
Methodist Sugar Land (Texas) Spine Center, which is expected to open in May 2010, has named Rajesh Bindal, MD, as its medical director, according to a report by FortBendNow.com.
Sonoma Valley Hospital in Sonoma, Calif., recently added two new orthopedic surgeons in order to expand its market share in orthopedics, according to a report by the Index-Tribune.
Here are six statistics on the use of electronic medical records by office-based physicians, according to the National Center for Health Statistics' report "Electronic Medical Record Use by Office-based Physicians and Their Practices: United States, 2007."
Orthopedic Surgeon Charles Sorbie, MB, ChB, FRCS(E), a columnist for the American Journal of Orthopaedics, recently died at age 78 from a skiing accident, according to a report by the Kingston Whig-Standard.
The new health reform law raises Medicaid reimbursements to Medicare levels, but only for primary care physicians and just for two years, 2013-2014, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.