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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

Senate Recesses Before Voting on SGR Repeal

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Despite an overwhelming 392-to-37 vote in the House to scrap the SGR formula for physician Medicare payments, the Senate adjourned for a two-week recess without

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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

Bipartisan Doc-Fix Legislation Introduced

March 20, 2015March 30, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

With 12 days to spare before a 21% reduction in physician Medicare payments takes effect, a bipartisan coalition of House and Senate lawmakers introduced identical

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Interstate Licensing Compact on Docket in 15 States

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Since our last post about interstate physician licensing in August 2014, 15 states have introduced legislation to approve the plan, which would establish a voluntary

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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

Do Frustration and Inconvenience Equal Suffering?

February 20, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

A page-1 article in the February 18, 2015 New York Times caught our eye. It focused on patient “suffering” caused by the often frustrating, inconvenient,

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HHS Targets In-Office Ancillary Services

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The proposed fiscal 2016 budget for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) includes a change to existing exceptions in the physician self-referral

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