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Study: Anesthesia Awareness May Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Nearly two-thirds of patients who experienced intraoperative awareness suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder 5 years after their surgeries, a...

Trained Providers Lower Propofol Risks

The airway complication risks associated with the use of propofol during advanced endoscopic procedures are lower when trained professionals deliver...

Wrong-Site Errors Plague Nerve Blocks, Too

A study examining the frequency and causes of wrong-site injections in pain management procedures recommends strict use of the Universal Protocol in...


	Archive > June, 2007	Vol. VIII, No. 6

Coding & Billing

Is Your Business Office in Shape?

Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS

We know the revised ASC payment system is coming, we just don't know when. But why wait for CMS to officially announce the final rule to get your business office in tip-top shape? Here are 16 exercises to help you do just that.

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