From under-coded exams to misconfigured billing systems, radiology groups are losing revenue daily. One West Coast practice uncovered major losses tied to automation errors and poor queue oversight. Others miss reimbursement altogether due to basic demographic and authorization missteps. Uncover…
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Complex wounds don’t heal on a schedule — and traditional hospital-based care models often fall short once patients go home. In this session, Erich Lemker, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., shares how…
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Erich Lemker, MD
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, Community Regional Medical Center
Here are five spine devices making their debuts so far in the second half of the year. 1. Aurora Spine’s Aero lumbar fusion system was debuted in its initial surgeries. The minimally invasive procedures using Aero were completed by an…
The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society has named Sheldon Lin, MD, as its next president. In the role, Dr. Lin will focus efforts on growing interest in the profession of foot and ankle surgery with residents and medical students,…
Ambulatory Surgery Centers face unique revenue cycle challenges — from implant-heavy procedures to payer-specific contract rules and front-end requirements that, if missed, quickly turn into denials and revenue leakage. With leaner margins than hospitals, effective accounts receivable (AR) management isn’t…
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Dylan DeScheda
Vice President, Accounts Receivable, nimble solutions
Tonya Bailey, VP
Payment Posting, Credits and Charge Posting, nimble solutions
Orlando-based Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida created the Nemours Children’s International Limb Correction Center and added Shawn Standard, MD, as chief of the center. Jason Malone, DO, will serve as assistant director of the center, according to a Sept. 16 news…
Zwade Marshall, MD, an anesthesiologist and interventional pain management specialist was named to Legacy Education’s board of directors, according to a Sept. 16 news release. Dr. Marshall is the co-founder and CEO of Doc2Doc Lending and is chief medical officer…
Nearly 300 staff members from Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates’ seven Charlotte, N.C.-area clinics will join Charlotte-based Atrium Health on Oct. 1. Atrium and CNSA have collaborated for years. The move formalizes that partnership into what leaders say will be…
Venkat Sethuraman, MD, of Dallas-based Medical City Spine Hospital is the first in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to use Carlsmed’s aprevo implant, according to a Sept. 15 LinkedIn post. Dr. Sethuraman partnered with Contigo Surgical Solutions to bring aprevo to…
Highridge Medical entered an exclusive distribution agreement for the PathKeeper navigation system in the U.S., according to a Sept. 16 news release. PathKeeper uses 3D optical tracking and artificial intelligence-enhanced imaging for complex spine surgery and reduces radiation exposure. “We…
