January 23rd, 2009
Ambulatory Endoscopy Centers: No Seniors Allowed!
Ambulatory endoscopy centers (AECs) have proven so successful in providing convenient, efficient, low-cost, high-quality endoscopy services to outpatients that they are now ubiquitous around the country. Given this success, you might assume that payers would steer business their way. However, that’s not the case with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In fact, […]
M. Brian Fennerty, MD
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