Wiemi Douguih, MD, team physician for the Washington Nationals, will perform shoulder surgery on Nationals' first baseman Adam LaRoche, according to a report from The Examiner.
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Derek Beresford Thorpe, MD, a diagnostic radiologist from Jacksonville, Fla., has been arrested for allegedly for illegally distributing painkillers in Savannah, Ga., according to a report by the Savannah Morning News.
Otis Brawley, MD, chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society, discussed potential treatments for tailbone pain in a CNN blog post.
A registered nurse in Kansas has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for helping to divert the opiods oxycodone and oxycontin, according to a report by the Topeka Capital-Journal.
Woody Runner, CEO of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic gave a presentation the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 9, where he discussed the billing and payment cycles. There are multiple points of failure and…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has distributed more than $158 million as part of its meaningful use incentive program since January.
David Altchek, MD, co-chief of sports medicine and shoulder service at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently performed shoulder surgery on Indians pitching prospect Jason Knapp, according to a Cleveland Plain Dealer news report.
Electracorporeal shockwave therapy alone during a competitive season may have no benefit over a placebo treatment in the management of jumping athletes with patellar tendinopathy who had symptoms for more than 12 months, according to a study published in The…
Platelet-rich plasma has been used for several years in a variety of ways, and now breaking into orthopedic care, according to a story published in AAOS Now.
When an ASC receives a letter of demand, you have the opportunity to converse with the auditors and contest the fee, said Cristina Bentin, CCS-P CPC-H CMA, president of Coding Compliance Management in a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic,…