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OR Excellence Pre-Registration Deadline Extended

There's still time to obtain discounted pricing for Outpatient Surgery Magazine's 2010 OR Excellence conference and participate in our pre-registrat...

Can Robots Place Regional Blocks?

In addition to its laparoscopic applications, the da Vinci surgical robot might be able to perform complex regional anesthesia from remote locations...

After Surgery, Pain Remains For Some

While most surgical patients report marked improvements following surgery, a significant number complain of less vitality and more pain in the year ...

Archive > June, 2004 Vol. V, No. 6

Legal Update

Can a Group Practice Own a Surgery Center?

Jerry Sokol

Jerry J. Sokol, Esq. If you're part of a multi-specialty group practice that includes primary care physicians or other non-utilizing physicians (NUPs), and your group practice owns an interest in an ASC, take note: You might be more likely to face government scrutiny, based on Office of Inspector General Advisory Opinion 03-05.

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