The American Medical Association has expedited the publication of a new code specific to vaccine administration and revised existing code 90663 to include the H1N1 vaccine, according to an AMA news release.
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Oak Brook, Ill.-based AthletiCo, which specializes in physical therapy, fitness and performance services, has opened its 50th physical therapy center in Chicago and its 51st center in Naperville, Ill., according to an AthletiCo news release.
Here is an accounts receivable analysis for surgery centers that perform more than 50 percent of their cases in orthopedics, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
CPT copyright 2008 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Mary LeGrand, RN, MA-CCS-P, CPC, a consultant with KarenZupko & Associates in Chicago, is a widely recognized expert in coding for…
CPT copyright 2008 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Mary LeGrand, RN, MA-CCS-P, CPC, a consultant with KarenZupko & Associates in Chicago, discusses the following three orthopedic coding challenges.
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The St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital has opened north of Houston, providing sports medicine, orthopedic and spine surgery and noninvasive cardiology care, according to a report in the Houston Business Journal.
The U.S. Department of Defense has selected 12 hospitals and outpatient centers to study treatment and outcomes of severe orthopedic trauma suffered by U.S. military personnel on the battlefield, according to a release from one of the recipients, the Orthopaedic…
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to eliminate scheduled premium increases next year of $8-$23 a month for Medicare Part B, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Orthopedic surgeon Debi Thomas, MD, who won a bronze medal in women's figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics, has joined the AP&S Clinic, a 70-physician multi-specialty clinic in Terre Haute, Ind., according to a release from AP&S Clinic.
The FDA Commissioner under former President George W. Bush overruled FDA scientists to approve Menaflex, a knee-surgery device from ReGen Biologics of Hackensack, N.J., according to the Washington Post.