Here are the average salaries of medical coders in 2008 by region of the United States, according to Advance for Health Information Professionals' 2008 Salary Survey.
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Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) stated to fix Medicare's current physician payment formula, which project steep payment cuts and may limit seniors' access to care, according to a news release from the American Medical Association.
OrthoIndy and the Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital broke ground on a new $22 million facility, OrthoIndy/IOH South, which will provide "five-star orthopedic care" to residents on the south side of Indianapolis, according to an OrthoIndy news release on Inside Indiana Business.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to officials at the University of Minnesota, questioning statements made by David Polly, MD, a spine surgeon at the university, regarding his 2006 research using Medtronic's Infuse, a bone growth product, according to…
There's one thing that's all successful and profitable ASCs have in common — effective financing strategies. Every ASC business differs in terms of specific capital requirements and local market conditions, but financing strategies should always be based on transparency in…
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Medtronic has launched its Kyphon Cement Delivery System, which adds a bone cement delivery option to its Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty products for treatment of vertebral compression fractures, according to a release from Medtronic.
K2M has launched its Natural Bridge Low Profile Transverse Connectors for torsional stabilization in the thoracolumbar spine, according to a release from K2M.
With new regulations and a turbulent economy, keeping your orthopedic or spine practice running smoothly can be difficult. In this article, Neal Goldstein, a partner with Seyfarth Shaw, discusses five business and legal issues currently facing orthopedic and spine practices…
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced S. 1681, the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, which would "ensure health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging or market allocations to the detriment…
Here are the average operating expenses per operating room for surgery centers that perform more than 50 percent orthopedics, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.