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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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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

CBO Estimates 10-Year Cost of SGR Repeal at $174.5 Billion

February 19, 2015February 18, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

According to the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) figures, replacing the SGR-based Medicare physician-reimbursement formula over the next 10 years, as proposed in legislation introduced

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Coming Soon: Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria for Advanced Imaging

January 27, 2015January 27, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

For most physicians, HR 4302, federal legislation signed into law on April 1, 2014, was important because it delayed until March 1, 2015 drastic SGR-imposed

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Practice Trends & Tips Surgeon Edition

Income-Affecting Changes Coming in 2015 for Physicians

December 11, 2014December 8, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

According to Medscape (login required), a dozen changes coming in 2015 could affect physician income and practice workflows. Here’s the list: Rise of High-Deductible Health

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Healthcare Spending Growth Hits 50-Year Low

December 10, 2014December 8, 2014 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

Healthcare spending in 2013 grew at the slowest rate since 1960, according to a recent article in Modern Healthcare. According to federal data, the nation

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