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Archive > September, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 9

Taking a Fresh Look at Retina

Despite the conventional wisdom, you can perform retina surgery profitably in a surgery center.

Stephen C. Sheppard, CPA, COE

If you view retina surgery as costly, time-intensive and unprofitable, you might be surprised to learn that many factors now make posterior segment procedures attractive for outpatient facilities, most notably the substantial per-procedure rate increases retina stands to gain under Medicare's proposed ASC payment regulation.

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