Reimbursement Advisor
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News
Alert! The 2011 ICD-9 code set is already in force
Among the changes that have arrived are codes to improve the specificity of what you provide to payers—including characterizations of multiple...
Clinical Review
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Clinical Review
The difficult vaginal hysterectomy: 5 keys to success
Challenges can be overcome by ensuring overall surgical expertise, adequate exposure, proper entry into the anterior cul-de-sac, good mobility,...
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Clinical Review
Skilled US imaging of the adnexae: Ovarian Neoplasms
Not all neoplasms represent cancer, and some have overlapping sonographic characteristics. Here’s what you need to know to differentiate what is...
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Clinical Review
UPDATE: OSTEOPOROSIS
A roundup of medical and other interventions that make a difference (or don’t, in some cases)
Commentary
Expert Commentary
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Expert Commentary
Just how much does screening mammography reduce mortality from breast cancer?
2%. That’s the percentage for women 50 to 69 years old, according to a sophisticated observational study from Norway. Kalager M, Zelen M,...
Medical Verdicts
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Medical Verdicts
Chronic pain after vaginal wall repair…and more
From the Editor
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From the Editor
Therapeutic hypothermia for newborns who suffer hypoxic–ischemic birth injury
Can whole-body cooling reduce the rate of cerebral palsy and thus help OBs limit their professional liability?