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Legal Issues in Operating a med-spa in New York State

By Andrew M. Knoll, MD, JD, Cohen Compagni Beckman Appler & Knoll, PLLC Thursday, April 14, 2022 Med-spas have garnered significant interest among physicians in recent years. It is an opportunity to earn extra money outside of the constraints of third-party payers, as well as performing a

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Medicare: Choice or Complexity

By Kathryn Ruscitto, Advisor Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Recently we have seen select physician groups and hospitals saying no to certain Medicare plans. Reimbursement and access barriers for patients are often cited as the tipping points for providers exiting the networks. For consumers, the complexity of choosing

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Key Updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2022

By Sarah Steinmann Tuesday, December 28, 2021 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a final rule in November, implementing policy changes to medicare payments in 2022.   CMS is updating its policies and billing practices to better reflect the role non-physician practitioners (NPPs) have in

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Dr. Wilson is Named CMO of Auburn Community Hospital

It was virtually preordained that Michael G. Wilson, MD, was going to be an orthopedic surgeon. “My father and grandfather were both orthopedic surgeons, and I was introduced to life in a hospital as a teenager when my father noticed me sitting around on a summer day,”

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The Future is Now at Upstate University Hospital

By Robin Overbay, MMS, PA-C Thursday, October 21, 2021 Academic medical centers are paving the way to a new tomorrow by changing how health care is delivered. Among its innovations, Upstate University Hospital is using advanced technologies such as AI, robotics and drones to serve as workforce

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