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Uncategorized Published - 10 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
CMS official: ICD-10 test week sees nearly 90% claims approval

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services accepted 89 percent of ICD-10 front-end test claims submitted by providers, suppliers, billing companies and clearinghouses according to Niall Brennan, acting director of the agency’s Offices of Enterprise Management. Brennan, in a post to CMS.gov said a total of 2,600 participants submitted more than 127,000 claims with ICD-10 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
50 Largest For-Profit Hospitals in America 2014

I thought our followers would like to read this information. Here are the 50 largest for-profit hospitals in America, listed by number of beds. Figures are based on CMS cost report data analyzed by American Hospital Directory. Data are for short term acute-care hospitals, critical access hospitals and children’s hospitals. Data was analyzed June 3, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Spontaneous “Heparin-Induced” Thrombocytopenia

Authors: Warkentin TE et al., Blood 2014 Jun 5; 123:3651 New evidence supports the existence of a clinical syndrome closely resembling heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, but not provoked by heparin. The term “heparin-induced” is in quotes because the variety of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in the current study occurred in two patients not exposed to heparin. These patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
2015 Medicare Payment Proposed Rules Released Pain Code Cuts Reversed

I received this info from the ASA today so I wanted to share with our followers. On Thursday, July 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2015 Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule.  This proposed rule outlines proposed changes to policies and payment rates for services rendered on […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Chest ultrasonography in emergency Cesarean delivery in multi-valvular heart disease with pulmonary edema during spinal anesthesia

Published in J Clin Anesth. 2014 May;26(3):235-7 Authors: Samanta S et al Abstract Valvular heart disease in a parturient presenting for Cesarean section is challenging. A 25 year old primigravida parturient with severe mitral stenosis, mild mitral regurgitation, mild aortic regurgitation, and mild pulmonary arterial hypertension required Cesarean delivery after developing pulmonary edema. Low-dose spinal […]

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