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Ex Vivo Confocal Microscopy: A Diagnostic Tool for Skin Malignancies
Confocal microscopy is an imaging tool that uses a laser system to image the skin noninvasively with cellular resolution. With both in vivo and ex...
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Senate sinks GOP health care reform effort
Assurances that ‘skinny repeal’ would go to conference committee didn’t suffice.
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Tips and tricks for appealing an audit
Here’s what you need to know about appealing audit findings and winning your case.
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First Senate vote to repeal and replace ACA fails
Ailing Sen. John McCain returned to the Senate chamber to urge his colleagues to take a step back and craft bipartisan legislation “that might...
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Senate parliamentarian upends GOP hopes for health bill
Some of the provisions that didn’t pass muster with the parliamentarian were key to getting the bill through the House. And if they are dropped,...
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5 ways White House can use its muscle to undercut Obamacare
The White House can take a number of behind-the-scenes steps to sabotage the exchanges and hasten their undoing. Already, it’s deploying some of...
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Physician compensation growing but at a slightly slower pace
Value-based pay now factors in compensation for most large group practices.
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GOP health reform dead for now
No consensus has emerged on how to move forward with health reform.
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Time for dermatologists in nine states to start submitting CPT code 99024
It’s time for dermatologists in nine states to start submitting CPT code 99024 for each postoperative visit.
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Appeals court strikes down Wisconsin medical malpractice cap
An appeals court has struck down Wisconsin’s medical malpractice cap for noneconomic damages, ruling that the $750,000 limit is unconstitutional....