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Years it will take convicted embezzler Erica Shaffer to repay the
$100,000 she is accused of stealing from SurgCenter Hudson in Ohio,
where she worked from 2009 to 2013 as an office manager. Ms.
Shaffer was sentenced last week to make monthly payments of at least $250 until
the $100,000 is paid off. She was also sentenced to 3 years in prison, but the judge
suspended the prison time provided that Ms. Shaffer submits to regular drug tests,
attends all probation appointments and makes regular restitution payments.
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The percentage of OR managers
whose facilities pay for all expenses
incurred on educational conferences,
according to an Outpatient Surgery Magazine poll
of 221 readers. Nearly one-fourth (23%) have to foot the whole bill themselves, while
about one-third (35%) say their facilities pay for some of their expenses.
Oct. 1, 2015
After 3 postponements, the date on which CMS
is preparing (once again) for ICD-10 implementa-
tion to go ahead, according to a new report from the Government Accountability
Office (GAO). The report says no further delays should occur in implementing the
ICD-10 coding system for Medicare payments. Are you ready for the switch to new
diagnostic and procedural codes for providers and insurers?
98.5
The percentage of clipped hair and airborne contaminants
that the ClipVac is said to capture at the site, eliminating the
need for a separate cleanup afterward.
CareFusion last month purchased Surgical Site Solutions, the
manufacturer of the ClipVac vacuum system, which is used as
an attachment to CareFusion's surgical clippers.
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