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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,…

James Andrews, MD, founder of the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., will perform ulnar collateral ligament repair on Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain, according to an article published in the New York Times.

The Office for Civil Rights has proposed revisions to HIPAA’s security rule, calling for stricter accounting of disclosures of protected health information. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on protected health information.

In recognition to administrative burden on healthcare providers, CMS’ proposal includes additional hardship exemption categories for eligible professionals and group practices during 2011 for the 2012 eRx payment adjustment due to a significant hardship. Read the full report in Becker’s…

CMS will be assessing claims from the first six months of this year as a baseline period to determine e-prescribing activity, and starting in 2012, approximately 209,000 healthcare providers are in danger of being penalized by a 1 percent reduction…

At a hearing of the House Small Business Committee’s healthcare and technology subcommittee, solo physicians and small physician practices detailed their financial struggles as they work to choose, implement and learn to use electronic health records, according to a Government…