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Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

Malpractice Verdicts Often Favor Physicians

Physicians come out on the winning end of 80% of malpractice claims that end in jury verdicts, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hos...

Study: CT Colongraphy Effective in Finding Polyps

A CT-scan-based, laxative-free "virtual colonoscopy" may be as effective as standard colonoscopy in finding potentially cancerous polyps, according ...

Wrong-Site Prevention Video Shows the Right Way

Wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure surgery must be prevented at all costs. The 3 steps of the Joint Commission's Universal Protocol make ...

Archive > April, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 4

Negotiating Carve Outs for Orthopedic Implants

Reimbursements for anchors, plates and screws can mean the difference between profit and loss.

Jenn Carbin, Contributing Editor

The anchor you used in the rotator cuff repair costs $900. Your third-party payer won't reimburse you for it. Not one dime. So that tiny piece of titanium metal with suture attached to it just drained all of the profit out of the case.

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