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way toward supporting the
specific needs of the chronic
pain patient. If business is really booming, you might find it
useful to hire a couple of
coders and billers specifically
to handle the increased pain
management volume.
Pain possibilities
We now host about 200 pain
management cases a month,
which keeps us busy and reimburses well. If I were a surgical administrator with blocks
of OR time to fill, pain management would be the first
thing I'd add. If you've got a Carm and a table, there's no reason you can't. OSM
Ms. Casey
(ccasey@amsurg.com) is the
administrator of Northpoint
Surgery and Laser Center in West
Palm Beach, Fla.
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